The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a dramatic rise in ozone. Scientists found that the lack of sunlight and moisture ...

Terraforming is the theoretical process of transforming a planet or moon to make it habitable for humans and other Earth-like ...

A NASA study shows bacteria fragments can survive 50 million years in Martian ice. Pure ice, not rock, could hold clues to ...

For decades, scientists have been curious about how much water Mars once had and what led to its gradual transformation into ...

Dust devils on Mars have been known for years. Using them as a proxy for wind speed, however, is a clever twist. The new ...

Whirling dust devils and winds on Mars can move at an unexpected 99 miles per hour. The dust they send into the atmosphere could affect future missions.

A new study reveals that Mars’ dust devils race across the planet at speeds up to 160 km/h, far exceeding earlier estimates.

"Dust affects everything on Mars — from local weather to how well we can take images. It's difficult to overstate its ...

What can craters on Mars teach scientists about the Red Planet’s climate history? This is what a recent study published in ...

The tests also revealed that the ditches only develop on dunes with very fine, evenly sized sand grains. Coarser or more ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s ...