Mars, the next frontier in space exploration, still poses many questions for scientists. The planet was once more hospitable, characterized by a warm and wet climate with liquid oceans. But today Mars ...

Researchers are creating advanced simulations that will provide a deeper understanding of Mars's climatic history and help to determine whether it was once able to sustain life. An international team ...

The rusty world is full of mysteries—and some of the solar system's most extreme geology. Learn more about Earth's smaller, colder neighbor.

BENGALURU: For decades, scientists trying to understand the Martian surface have relied largely on models that treat the planet as if it were relatively flat. These models have helped explain how ...

For years, Mars has sat in an awkward middle ground, too geologically quiet to look like Earth. At the same time, it is too ...