NASA researchers have identified geological structures on Mars that are unlike anything found on Earth. From spider-like ...

Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert, with patches of subterranean ice and ice caps at its poles. Billions of years ...

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DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will face. The space agency holds a list of "five hazards of human ...

Perseverance's drives over the last few weeks have doubled back several times. Why such an unconventional route? Team ...

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction." WASHINGTON, DC — NASA still has the moon in its crosshairs.

As plans to have humans on Mars accelerate, NASA has outlined the risks, including space radiation, isolation and confinement, distance from Earth, gravity fields and hostile or closed environments.

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars. As shown in the imagery below, the NASA robot investigated dried-up lake beds and captured views of ...

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover discovered symmetric ripple marks at two separate spots within the Red Planet’s Gale Crater — offering strong evidence that Mars was flowed with open, liquid water.

The study by scientists at Caltech discusses the discovery of ancient wave ripples on the Mars surface, first found by the Curiosity rover in 2022. Scientists say these ripples are "undulations in ...

While NASA and other space agencies have perennially cast Mars as a target destination for human landings in the distant future, Zubrin has scripted a series of books, including The Case for Mars ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...