The images and data being collected are already raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

New images from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show the first close-up views of a region scientists had previously observed only ...

Colonel Alvin Gonzalez is surprised by his Air Force airmen daughter, Ariana, at his retirement from the U.S. Army National Guard in Puerto Rico. Casey Harrell, who lost his voice to ALS 5 years ago, ...

Why we explore Mars—and what decades of missions have revealed. In the 1960s, humans set out to discover what the red planet has to teach us. Now, NASA is hoping to land the first humans on Mars ...

What’s hidden in Mars’ greatest canyon, Valles Marineris? NASA’s HiRise camera brings us closer than ever with incredible 4K ...

This chilling sci-fi flick takes place on Mars in the year 2176, after human colonists have settled the planet. However, things take a dark turn when the settlers discover a dormant Martian ...

That way, it captured Mars’ “limb,” the edge of the planet’s horizon. This is THEMIS’ fourth limb observation since 2023. Odyssey captured the image on May 2, just before dawn.

The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to ...

Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet By Matthew Shindell , Smithsonian Institution June 6, 2025 ...