Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any ...

In a recent discovery that has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovered ...

Mars has a cold, desert-like climate with a thin atmosphere that supports extreme temperature variations, from highs of 68 °F ...

The agency’s largest interplanetary probe tested its radar during a Mars flyby. The results include a detailed image and bode well for the mission at Jupiter’s moon Europa.

On Earth, that trio — hydrogen, oxidants and shuffling iron — can sustain microbes living far below the surface and far from ...

The camera moves slowly over a surface that seems deserted and silent. There is no visible life, only dusty terrain ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the red planet seemed to be ready to give up some of its mystery. Astronomers ...

Scientists used the SHAllow RADar (SHARAD) instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to study the glaciers.

Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.