Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

Rocket Lab's concept, which did not make the cut, came in under the $4 billion mark and would mean samples returned from Mars ...

With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.

Mars’s red dust may contain ferrihydrite, an iron mineral that forms in water. This suggests ancient Mars had water for ...

A new study conducted using existing data on Mars points to ferrihydrite, a substance that forms in the presence of water, ...

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter commanded our attention when it captured 'otherworldly' photos of a curious wreckage on the ...

Back in 1976, the dual NASA Viking landers came to full stop ... skywatching events and more! "With Mars sample return on the horizon and the prospect of future missions to Mars, perhaps even ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been home to life — namely, that it was a wet planet. This is in line with ...

NASA has released breathtaking panoramic images of Mars, offering an unprecedented view of the planet’s diverse terrain.

All three authors are from the space science division of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, near San Francisco. "With Mars sample return on the horizon and the prospect of ...