Artificial intelligence is being harnessed by scientists to delve into the mysteries of Martian sand dunes, revealing intricate details about the planet’s geological and climatic past. This novel ...
With its hills and distant mountains, the landscape seems somehow familiar yet at the same time eerily alien. The striking image was captured just recently by NASA’s Curiosity rover as it continues ...
A groundbreaking study published inGeophysical Research Letters takes us closer to understanding Mars’ wind dynamics and how ...
Though Mars, the Red Planet, is a vast and inhospitable land today, scientists think it once resembled our very own Earth — the Blue Planet, if you will. More specifically, experts say Mars once had a ...
Now, as detailed in a new paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, Utrecht University Earth scientist Lonneke Roelofs took it upon herself to put that latter theory to the test by ...
Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals ...
NASA says they've discovered the clearest evidence of potential life on Mars to date, but as history shows, finding actual proof of life remains a difficult task.
Scientists suggest that dry ice on Mars may move and burrow beneath the surface, creating patterns similar to sandworms from Dune and shedding light on the planet’s changing landscape.
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity spent three years traveling across the planet, snapping still photographs along the way. This time-lapse documents the 13 miles between Victoria crater and Endeavour ...