A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

Was there ever life on Mars? Planetary scientists think there could have been but there hasn’t been any direct evidence.

Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle and a solid inner core. By Katrina Miller Three years ago, Martian dust ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists revealed this week that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic ...

Musk wants to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars by the end of 2026, followed by human spaceflights in the years after. The first humans on Mars would be tasked with laying the groundwork to ...

There might’ve been life on Mars after all. Although it resembles a coral typically found at the bottom of the ocean, it was a piece of rock that a NASA spacecraft — Curiosity rover — recently ...

A new emphasis on Mars exploration was clear from the very beginning of the second Trump administration. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research suggests that most of the solar system's inner rocky planets once orbited the sun in ...

While NASA's Mars Sample Return initiative is in political hot water, China is moving ahead on plotting out its rendezvous with the Red Planet. China's roadmap for a Mars Sample Return mission to be ...

After nearly four years of relentless exploration, NASA’s InSight mission has uncovered groundbreaking revelations about Mars. This video dives into the rover’s epic journey from the perilous landing ...

A new study using high-resolution images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revealed striking surface patterns on Mars that resemble the effects of paint dripping down a wall—a ...