Mars wasn't always frozen and barren. Billions of years ago it had flowing rivers, standing lakes, and possibly oceans. It ...

For years, Mars has sat in an awkward middle ground, too geologically quiet to look like Earth. At the same time, it is too ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have uncovered evidence that Mars once hosted enormous, Earth-like magmatic systems ...

Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA's InSight mission ...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over why Earth stayed warm and alive while Mars turned cold and dry. Both planets began with similar ingredients—rocky surfaces, carbon, water, and sunlight—but ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Is it possible that one day we could make Mars like Earth? -- ...

A geologist has revealed intriguing insights into the volcanic activity on Mars. He proposes that Mars has significantly more diverse volcanism than previously realized, driven by an early form of ...

The gravitational tug of Mars may be strong enough to stir up Earth’s ocean, shifting its sediments as part of a 2.4-million-year climate cycle, researchers claim. It has long been accepted that ...

Here's your chance to live like an astronaut as NASA seeks volunteers to live in a habitat for a year simulating future moon ...

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Dust devils are a regular feature on Mars. Just like those found on Earth, these mini whirlwinds form when parts of Mars are ...