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

As I said earlier, there was a time when Mars probably had both water and a more friendly atmosphere. Then something happened, and the planet lost its magnetic field. That led to the atmosphere ...

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

Nearly a decade’s worth of data went into the first direct observation of sputtering on Mars, which researchers believe ...

For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for liquid water to exist on the planet’s surface, billions of years ago.

In a groundbreaking study, an international team of researchers led by the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has explored the impact of spinning dust devils, massive dust storms, and ...

Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth's tallest volcanoes, and its two neighboring volcanoes are often surrounded by water ice clouds, especially in the early morning. The image released Friday marks the ...

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient ...