New research shows that an intense regional dust storm transported unusually high amounts of water vapor into Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting hydrogen escape. The discovery reshapes understanding of ...

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NASA's Curiosity rover just found bizarre nodules on giant Martian "spiderwebs." Scientists are puzzled.

NASA's Curiosity rover discovered strange mineral nodules on massive spiderweb formations on Mars.

Since NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived at Mars in 2006, the spacecraft has delivered some of the most detailed ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent six months exploring the site to investigate if they are a clue to the presence of water.

For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for liquid water to exist on the planet’s surface, billions of years ago. Today, ...

TUSCON, Ariz. — Researchers working on the Phoenix Mars Mission say they've found evidence that liquid water exists on the red planet, though some mission scientists remain skeptical of the conclusion ...

When it comes to the space sciences, nothing is quite as exciting as the search for alien life, and NASA thinks it has a good idea of where to look.

There's been a lot of talk this week about our neighboring planet Mars. The main subject of wishful thinking for the dreamers on our own Earth, the ball of rock we affectionately call the Red Planet ...

The concept of terraforming Mars has long captured the imagination of scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts. The idea of transforming the Red Planet into a habitable environment is an alluring ...

Even when the idea of terraforming Mars was originally put forward, the idea was daunting. Changing the environment of an entire planet is not something to do easily. Over the following decades, ...