NASA’s Curiosity rover has rolled into a fresh patch of Martian terrain and cracked open a rock that should not exist there, ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

Dust devils on Mars form when air near the warm surface heats up and rises through cooler surrounding air, causing nearby air ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's Perseverance rover and coming from dust-storm fronts and whirling dust devils.

Small, pale spots on the reddish-orange landscape of Mars have turned out to be a new clue that parts of the planet may once ...

For several decades, it has been thought that dust devils on Mars may be able to produce spark discharges. Many lab ...

Scientists find that time on Mars runs 477 microseconds faster than on Earth, a discovery that could enhance deep-space communication and future exploration ...

Like an interstellar rolling stone. NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to potentially interstellar origins. “This rock ...

Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance discovery is direct evidence of a form of ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover made an intriguing discovery on Mars, adding another layer to our understanding of the planet’s ...