A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously thought. Mars is only about ...

The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the ...

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...

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But Mars Express belongs in the same breath as those films, not because it vibes hard with them, but because it delivers something startlingly novel and fully realized that every sci-fi work should be ...

A 6.5-foot-high sand ridge on Mars has emerged as one of the clearest signs that powerful, steady winds once shaped the planet’s surface for long stretches of time. Its sharply aligned crests preserve ...

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As Mars’ atmosphere continues to change, NASA activated a new instrument on Wednesday to study how the Sun influences the planet and what drives space weather near Earth. NASA launched ESCAPADE ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...

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Searching for past or present life on Mars is the sole driving force behind every mission we send to the red planet, from orbiters to landers to rovers. However, there remains a concern in the ...