Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously ...

New research suggests Mars - which we know as a very cold, dry, rocky planet - may once have actually been warmer and wetter.

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

NASA’s Curiosity rover appears as a dark speck in this contrast-enhanced view captured on Feb. 28, 2025, by the HiRISE camera ...

Until recently, Mars was thought to be too hostile for any ... a hardy species that also thrives in Earth’s desert and polar regions. The study, published in the journal IMA Fungus, was ...

A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red ...

Since its touchdown in Jezero Crater in February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has steadily explored Martian rocks. From ...

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red ...