"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

Researchers have successfully grown green algae in a specialized bioplastic “shelter” designed to mimic Mars. The Harvard ...

What can the climate history of Mars teach scientists about whether the Red Planet once had the ingredients for life as we ...

On the eve of the 249th anniversary of American independence, NASA on Tuesday showcased a patriotic image of Old Glory as ...

The images and data being collected are already raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

Meteorite NWA 16788 is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth, weighing 54 pounds (24.67 kg). Discovered on November 16, ...

The Mars rover found geological formations in Gale Crater showing how water percolated beneath the surface, and ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Of all the planets visible from Earth, Mars has always felt different. Its soft red glow has caught the eye of sky-watchers ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...