Mars has lost immense amounts of water over it lifetime, and scientists aren't sure exactly how. New research hints that the planet's violently varying tilt may be a key factor.

Scientists find Mars' glaciers are rich in ice, not rock, revealing clues about its frozen past and its promise for future missions.

Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this ...

Looking at dunes and other rock formations on both Earth and Mars can tell scientists the environmental conditions that created them ...

Imagine California engulfed in massive red dust storms—just like on Mars. Scientists warn that worsening drought, wind patterns, and desertification could bring Martian-style conditions to Earth ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Dust devils on Mars could be crackling with electric currents ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover saw two dust devils swirl across the surface of the Red Planet before joining together as one.

In 2005, a benevolent dust devil blew dust off the Spirit rover's solar panels, increasing its power levels. Dust devils on Mars, indeed, are a fascinating and curious phenomenon.

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano.

Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which ...