Latest about Mars
How can we protect humans on Mars from dangerous solar storm radiation?
As space agencies and private companies look toward sending human crews to Mars, they'll have to find ways to mitigate the dangers posed by high-energy radiation from solar storms.
200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars
Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.
Mars rock samples show signs of water in Jezero Crater — could life have once existed there?
NASA's Perseverance rover didn't find organic matter within the rocks, but scientists will keep looking.
How do you measure wind on Mars? These scientists have a plan
Measuring wind on Mars with great sensitivity is important if we don't want accidents with vehicles, and maybe even astronauts, on the Red Planet.
Ocean's worth of water may be buried within Mars — but can we get to it?
"We haven't found any evidence for life on Mars, but at least we have identified a place that should, in principle, be able to sustain life."
New Mars terraforming idea: engineered, heat-absorbing dust nanoparticles
Metal particles made from Martian dust could be released into the sky to raise temperatures on the Red Planet by over 50 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), a new study suggests.
Mars orbiter hears the siren song of a salty Red Planet 'mermaid'
The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spied a salt deposit on Mars that likely indicates water once flowed there, in a region known as the "Sea of the Sirens."
Mars Express orbiter takes a deep dive into ancient Red Planet lake (images)
The Mars Express spacecraft has taken a "deep dive" into Caralis Chaos, an ancient lake on the Red Planet believed to have been larger than any body of water on Earth.
