Curiosity Mars rover turns 10 NASA's Curiosity rover has captured the first close-up images of a part of Mars that scientists say provide evidence of how water once flowed on the red planet.

People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often been called the red planet.

In 1892, Flammarion published " The Planet Mars," which remains to this day a definitive history of Mars observation up through the 19th century.

Despite having maps of Mars more accurate than many of Earth's own maps, the Red Planet still holds many unanswered questions that continue to intrigue scientists and space enthusiasts alike ...

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.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ atmosphere may have looked like.

Winter night sky spectacle: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn align in "planet parade" Four planets are visible to the naked eye.

Facts about Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system and is called the Red Planet because its abundant iron minerals oxidize, or rust, and make it appear red.

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Mars' infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet: A new study examines how Date: December 9, 2024 Source: University of Colorado at Boulder Summary: Dust storms on Mars could one day pose ...

Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.

Mars is a planet marked by thousands of craters, but what makes some of them truly bizarre? Thanks to the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, we now have 4K images that show ...