Mars

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.

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.

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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.

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.

On Dec. 17, the moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky in the Gemini constellation.

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.

Scientists are rethinking a long-held belief that the liquid responsible for shaping Mars' surface must have been water.

Warmth on sunny days could be a major trigger for instigating dust storm activity on Mars.

We may be racing against the clock to identify signs of life on Mars — and it's all because of cosmic rays.