Latest about Mars
From gassy geysers to frosty avalanches, let’s ring in the Martian New Year!
It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.
Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial life
Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic eruptions, and may be protecting signs of life — if there ever was life on Mars.
Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?
An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agency's Mars Sample Return mission is salvageable after facing scrutiny for its $11 billion budget.
Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos)
Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)
Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.
Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth
Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.
See the moon meet up with Mars this in the night sky tonight
On Dec. 17, the moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky in the Gemini constellation.
NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds
NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.
