Learn more about the hunt for bacteria on Mars and how astronauts will need to make sure they aren't bringing any dormant ...

Mars has captivated scientists and the public alike for centuries. One of the biggest reasons is the planet’s reddish hue, earning the fourth rock from the sun one of its most popular nicknames — the ...

New evidence of ancient rivers suggests Mars may have been a "blue planet," thanks to an ocean spanning its entire northern ...

Previous research on deep-sea sediments had suggested that Mars might influence Earth's climate, but the magnitude of this influence had not been clearly established.

A new study has examined how future human missions to Mars could access one of the planet's most vital resources—water. The ...

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions of years - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Robots are already rewriting the script for Mars. While human crews remain grounded by medical, political, and financial ...

Visit Mars as it might have looked billions of years ago. Not frozen and dry, but wet, warm, and alive with flowing water. Across vast highlands near the Martian equator, deep river-like valleys snake ...

Helicopters on Mars may sound like something from a science fiction novel — or perhaps just a typical "Doctor Who" episode. But actually, they're not fully confined to the world of sci-fi; after all, ...

On Earth, knowing the time feels simple. Your phone pings the same second as a GPS satellite and an atomic clock in a lab. Everything is wired together so well that you rarely think about the ...

Time moves differently on Mars — not in the Tibetan philosophy sense of the word, but in a measurable, physics-will-ruin-your-mission kind of way that's giving NASA engineers a real headache. As the ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- The technological challenge of getting to Mars is a huge hurdle, but it may be biology that holds humanity back from venturing to the red planet. A new UC Irvine study shows ...