Researchers have successfully grown green algae in a specialized bioplastic “shelter” designed to mimic Mars. The Harvard ...

As the sun grew hotter, so did Mars, prompting much of its atmospheric carbon dioxide to rain out and ultimately get locked ...

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

Meteorite NWA 16788 is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth, weighing 54 pounds (24.67 kg). Discovered on November 16, ...

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS The United States flag adorns an aluminum plate mounted at the base of the mast, or "head," of NASA's ...

The images and data being collected are already raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

The Mars rover found geological formations in Gale Crater showing how water percolated beneath the surface, and ...

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

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...