Furthermore, they “are similar to the signals we see from Mars’s polar caps, which we know to be very ice rich.” If it melted, it would cover the entire planet with “a layer of water 1.5 ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

At public stargazes and evenings with friends at the telescope, we love to set our eyes on the wonders of Saturn and Jupiter ...

NASA's Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012 and more recently has found evidence of ice-free ancient ponds and ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012 and, more recently has found evidence of ice-free ancient ponds and ...

Have you seen it? I am talking about that super-bright and super-red “star” rising in the east in the early evening Pottsville sky. That is not actually a star, it is the planet Mars. It’s easy to ...

Mars is a strange place and any humans born there are bound to look radically different over thousands or even hundreds of ...

Researchers have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on Mars. What they believe to be a lake sits under the planet's south polar ice cap, and is about 20km (12 miles) across.

Sending humans to Mars is one of the most ambitious goals in the history of space exploration. Unlike missions to the Moon, ...

There is plenty of water on Mars, but most of it is frozen in the polar ice caps and buried underground. Despite the chilly temperatures, there could be liquid water underneath the surface ice in ...

Starting at around 7.30pm on Jan 16, Mars will be visible as it rises in the sky. It will reach an easily appreciable height ...