PASADENA, Calif.–The current mean temperature on the equator of Mars is a blustery 69 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Scientists have long thought that the Red Planet was once temperate enough for ...

Curiosity's view of the Martian landscape on May 12, 2025. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA's Curiosity Rover has been roaming the Red Planet since 2012, taking thousands of pictures, drilling small holes in ...

Buried dozens of meters under the equator of Mars is a large honeycomb pattern similar to what's found near Earth's frigid poles. Each crevasse spans 70 meters (230 feet) — about half a football field ...

Data from ESA's Mars Express indicates that there may be subterranean ice deposits at the Martian equator that are up to 2.3 miles (3.7 km) thick. With enough water to fill the Red Sea, this could be ...

Recent studies have unveiled a fascinating possibility: volcanic explosions on Mars may have been responsible for the creation of massive ice deposits at the planet’s equator. This revelation not only ...

An early morning frost has been discovered for the first time atop the tallest volcanoes in the solar system, found near Mars' equator, changing what planetary scientists thought they knew about Mars' ...

A colossal slab of ice may be hiding at Mars’s equator. The composition of this deposit, called the Medusae Fossae Formation, has long been debated, but new data indicates that it contains enough ...

A huge frozen ocean of water has been discovered buried deep beneath the surface of Mars. The Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) near the equator of the Red Planet has been known for years to be home to ...

And now for the weather on Mars: NASA's newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet's frigid winter. Starting Tuesday, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows ...

In a landmark study published in theJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, researchers have uncovered the first complete picture of nighttime clouds on Mars, thanks to data from the Emirates Mars ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has been roaming the Red Planet since 2012, taking thousands of pictures, drilling small holes in the planet's surface and searching for evidence of past habitable environments ...