One look at recent images released by the European Space Agency may cause you to wonder if spiders are on the cusp of bursting forth onto the Martian surface. But arachnophobes have nothing to fear, ...

Mars' Inca City formation (left) is home to Martian ‘spiders’ every spring (right). [Related: Mars’s mascara-like streaks may be caused by slush and landslides.] The European Space Agency (ESA) ...

The European Space Agency reported a surprising finding in a region of Mars known as Inca City, in which dark shapes resembling spiders were discovered by the agency's Mars Express orbiting satellite.

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While the formations may look small, they are estimated to measure anywhere from around 50 yards to more than half a mile wide. It's not the first time these spider-like formations have been spotted ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express snapped an image of Mars that will send a chill up the spine of those with arachnophobia. But don’t get too freaked out. The swarm of creepy crawlers is ...

Elon Musk has claimed ia million people could be living on Mars in just 20 years in a wild prediction about the future of human civilization. The Space X founder, who has long been vocal about his ...

Fresh from his SpaceX company’s rescue of astronauts stranded on the International Space Station, inventor Elon Musk is already looking at building a sustainable city of 1 million people on Mars by ...

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