Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests. Mars may face more ...
Astronomers have long puzzled over the origins on Phobos and Demos, the red planet's strangely-shaped moons. Now they are ...
When a meteorite smashed into Mars 11 million years ago, debris landed on Earth as meteorites, giving an unparalleled look at ...
Celestial Mystery Mysteries abound on the planet Mars — from the tantalizing traces of ancient riverbeds on its surface to ...
Perseverance will stay on Mars forever, but the majority of its carefully packaged samples are meant to return to Earth. The ...
An unexpected tool is giving us new insight into the fine structure of the outer layers of Mars. Using meteorites that were ...
Mar. 13, 2024 — A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars' equator in plain sight.
Meteorites from Mars are helping researchers better understand the geology of the Red Planet — and the formation of Earth.
NASA is actively working to return surface samples from Mars in the next few years, which they hope will help us better ...
Mars, a planet often associated with a lifeless, dusty expanse, holds a puzzling amount of organic matter on its surface.
In the following excerpt from his book, Shindell looks back at the accomplishments of the past 20 years, when NASA’s plucky ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — To survive on other planets, water is, of course, critical. We need it to drink, sustain crops and ...