The organic molecules discovered by NASA’s Curiosity rover could have been formed by life, but they could have also come from ...

Scientists edge closer to answering Mars’ biggest question: Did life ever exist on the red planet? Here's the latest from two ...

The wide strip of land in Utopia Planitia imaged by Mars Express. The dark volcanic material is on the right, while grabens ...

Mars gets called the Red Planet so often that people picture a crimson sphere, almost like a hot coal drifting through space and glowing with heat. The real reason is less dramatic and more ...

Volcanic ash is creeping across the surface of Mars with startling speed. The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Mars Express ...

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A huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the ...

A new image shows a striking contrast between Mars' desert-like terrain against dark deposits of volcanic ash.

After exploring Mars for more than a year, China's Tianwen-1 space probe has successfully taken images covering the entire Red Planet, China's National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on June 29 ...

Mars is called the Red Planet due to iron oxide covering its surface, giving it a rusty red appearance. This article explains ...