Mars, long painted as a frozen desert, is starting to look more like a planet that once knew the feel of warm rain and ...

Ancient Mars once teemed with flowing rivers, forming vast drainage systems. A new study has mapped these large basins, ...

Time may seem like a constant force, but according to a new study published on December 1 in The Astronomical Journal, the ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...

What can mapped drainage systems on Mars teach scientists about the red planet's watery past? This is what a recent study ...

Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests.The findings released Monday are based on seismic ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the Egyptians called ...

Small, pale spots on the reddish-orange landscape of Mars have turned out to be a new clue that parts of the planet may once ...