Mars sits just inside the Goldilocks Zone, suggesting that life was or is possible there, theoretically at least.

A giant collision in Mars’ early history created a global magma ocean and buried large fragments of debris deep within the ...

These chunks indicate a violent history that is startlingly similar to that suspected for Earth, involving a giant collision ...

New research published in the journal Science reveals the red planet's mantle preserves a record of its violent beginnings.

NASA’s Perseverance rover stationed on Mars spotted a dome-shaped rock with a striking resemblance to a helmet used during ...

The climate throughout Mars’ early history has long been debated – was the Red Planet warm and wet, or cold and icy? New research published in Icarus provides evidence for the latter. Mars is ...

In his deeply researched book 'The Martians,' David Baron examines true alien believers and scientists, including Nikola ...

Who discovered Mars?But just because we'll never be able to give that sharp-eyed human a name doesn't mean there's nothing interesting to learn about the history of observing Mars. Mars, like the ...

NASA's fancy new Perseverance Mars rover may be getting all the attention these days, but its predecessor, Curiosity, is still making breakthroughs. More than 2,000 miles away from Perseverance's ...

Today in the history of astronomy, Mars comes within a record-breaking distance of Earth.

The history of Mars exploration offers examples of tremendous achievement and embarrassing failure. Mars does not discriminate when it comes to cursing the few countries that try to journey there ...

Get ready to explore the Red Planet — our dusty, windswept neighbor that's captured human imagination for centuries. Mars is ...