For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

For centuries – maybe millennia – humans have wondered how Mars gets its red hue, but a recent study has some answers.

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

Red Planet Day is observed every year on November 28 to commemorate a turning point in humanity's quest to understand Mars. On this day in 1964, NASA launched the Mariner 4 spacecraft, the first ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found ...