"Mars is still the Red Planet. It’s just that our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean, and covered a greater portion of the planet’s surface than the Atlantic Ocean does on Earth, according to new results published ...

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Look up at the sky this week and you'll see Mars and Jupiter in a tight lineup not seen for years. On Wednesday, the two planets will be at their closest proximity to each other from Earth's ...

(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 has lost immense amounts of water over it lifetime, and scientists aren't sure exactly how. New research hints that the planet's violently varying tilt may be a key factor. When you purchase ...

Of the more than 74,000 known meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from asteroids or planets colliding together – only 385 or so stones came from the planet Mars. It’s not that hard for scientists to ...

Starting today (January 25), till February and March, the sky is going to be full of stars! However, there is room for a slight rectification here, as the marvelous astronomical event has been tagged ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic ...

The 2024 astronomical calendar is packed with events; And there's more to look forward to, despite the eclipse and auroras already having passed overhead. Nicknamed the "planet parade," a planetary ...

James Day receives funding from NASA. Of the more than 74,000 known meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from asteroids or planets colliding together – only 385 or so stones came from the planet Mars ...