In a landmark study published in theJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, researchers have uncovered the first complete ...

Mars’s Acheron Fossae reveals a frozen, fractured landscape shaped by ancient forces, holding clues to the planet’s climate ...

Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. Facts There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

Despite being thinner and drier than Earth's atmosphere, Mars's atmosphere contains clouds composed of tiny water ice ...

Acheron Fossae is filled with dramatic landscape features — most notably, its namesake fossae, or fault-like channels that ...

Scientists from SETI and NASA Ames have identified a rare iron sulfate on Mars that may be a new mineral, formed by heat, ...

Researchers have pinpointed a previously unknown mineral on Mars, indicating the red planet’s surface may be more actively changing than previously believed. […] ...

When liquid water still existed on Mars, it carried dissolved minerals into rock cracks, NASA said. Once the liquid dried, it left the hardened minerals behind. The "unique shapes" left today were ...

Scientists identified an iron-rich mineral on the surface of Mars that suggests the planet’s surface may be more dynamic than ...

In the vast desert landscapes of Mars, peculiar geological formations continue to intrigue scientists. A prime example of ...

Scientists from the UK have been able to recreate extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space and said the unstable behaviour of water revealed can help identify ancient signs of cryovolcanic ...

New research published in Nature Communications identifies an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a brand-new mineral.