Mars
Stunning Picture Reveals Weird 'Polygons' on Mars
A new picture from a powerful camera reveals the red planet’s springtime activity.
Scientists Reveal Krypton In Mars Meteorite, Rewriting Red Planet's History
An ultra-rare rock from Mars upended the traditional view of how rocky planets receive essential ingredients for life.
NASA Finds Piece of Its Own Spacecraft on Mars, Has No Clue How It Got There
NASA's Perseverance rover unexpectedly found a piece of thermal blanket from the spacecraft that carried it to Mars.
A City-Sized 'Eye' Has Been Discovered on Mars
The Martian crater is 18 miles wide and looks eerily like an eye, according to the European Space Agency.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Bizarre Spikes on Mars
The natural sculptures were discovered just a week after a rock fracture resembling an alien doorway.
Mars Sign: What Your Mars Placement Means in Astrology
Mars is the planet of passion, anger, and assertion. We explain what Mars means for how you express aggression, lust, and power.
NASA’s Mars InSight Lander Is Getting Ready to Die
After dust covered the rover's solar panels, only a Martian dust devil can save the mission now.
Scientists Discover Nearly 1 Billion-Year-Old Organisms, Possibly Alive
The microorganisms are 830 million years old, and may still be kicking. The find has implications for the search for life on Mars, researchers say.
Mars Formation That Looks Like Alien Doorway Spotted by NASA Rover
A picture of a weirdly shaped formation on Mars is just the latest extraterrestrial image to spark speculation.
Scientists Detect the Biggest Extraterrestrial Earthquake Ever
A magnitude 5 "marsquake" was recorded last week on Mars, by far the strongest tremor ever detected off of Earth.
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Captures Eerie Wreckage of Landing Gear
The spent remains of the mission’s backshell and parachute were surveyed during Ingenuity’s 26th flight.
‘Simulant’ Is the Boom Industry of the New Space Age
Creating fake space dirt mimicking the Moon, Mars, and unexplored planets can be dangerous and difficult, but business is booming.