Mars is a fascinating planet in our solar system. Over the years, space organizations have done a great deal of work to further explore Mars, including projects to get crews to the red planet. Mars ...

Mars is called the Red Planet because of its red soil. The soil on Mars is red because it contains iron oxide (rust). The planet is named for the Roman god of war. Contact staff writer Chanel Hill at ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is a dry, rocky world. Its famous red color has earned it the nickname the Red Planet. Mars has fascinated people throughout history, and today, it is one of the ...

The Martian atmosphere is extremely thin, possessing only 1% of Earth's atmospheric volume, primarily composed of carbon dioxide (96%) with negligible oxygen (less than 0.1%). Breathing on Mars ...

Anita Sengupta is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Airspace Experience Technologies, an aviation technology start-up. In all likelihood, the first Martian will be a person, and the red planet ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Mars InSight lander is designed to probe deep into the Red Planet in search of marsquakes, ...

NASA’s Mars Rover Discovery Facts: Was there ever life on Mars? NASA’s current discovery about the Sapphire Canyon Martian Rock and the Mars rover has just brought Americans closer to answering this ...