What’s new: University of Arizona researchers tested drone-based radar to measure debris thickness over glaciers, a first step toward locating buried ice on Mars. Why it matters: Knowing debris ...

Sulfur crystals found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024. This discovery supports new research led by scientists at The University ...

Billions of years ago, Mars may not have been the frozen desert we see today. New simulations suggest that volcanic eruptions pumped out reactive sulfur gases, creating greenhouse effects strong ...

Mars' north pole contains a large ice cap made up of many layers of frozen water. Like ice cores on Earth, those layers offer a tantalizing record of climate on Mars over the past several million ...

In a breathtaking new view from the Mars Express mission, ESA has released an image of Flaugergues Crater, captured in a flyover video that provides a bird’s-eye perspective of the Martian landscape.

To misquote Oscar Wilde, to lose one mission may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.

The dawn of Mars exploration -- The first space missions to Mars -- After Viking : the twenty-year hiatus -- The modern era -- The origin and evolution of planet Mars -- The changing climate of Mars - ...