“The closer it is to the sun, the more a planet becomes dominated by the sun’s gravity,” Kane said. “Because Mars is farther ...

A pull in the right direction ...

Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.

Earth’s ice ages have long been blamed on subtle wobbles in our own orbit, but new research suggests a distant accomplice is ...

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

The Perseverance rover is continuing its mission to find clues about the geological past of Mars. The rover’s main goals are ...

Scientists who work on long-term climate patterns usually stay close to Earth. The data is here, the records are clearer, and ...

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions ...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...

Advances in technology have reopened the debate over terraforming Mars, shifting it from an impossible dream to a long-term scientific and ethical question.

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...

So, Mars does have storms, but they’re far drier and dustier than the thunderstorms on Earth. Scientists are continually ...