Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth’s tallest volcanoes, and its two neighboring volcanoes are often surrounded by water ice ...

Below the red section is purplish-brown terrain, which has a high concentration of silicates and a low concentration of iron, ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

NASA"s beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission may get a reprieve from an unexpected source. Lockheed Martin has proposed a ...

Researchers show algae can grow in Mars-like atmospheric pressure conditions. If humans are ever to establish permanent settlements beyond Earth, they will need to build habitable structures. However, ...

Researchers are developing bioplastic bubbles from algae that could grow, repair, and protect habitats on Mars without ...

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...