A rare glimpse into the wintry conditions of the Mars north polar vortex has shown that temperatures inside the vortex are far colder than outside, and that the permanent darkness that winter brings ...

It’s a long way from Tempe to Jupiter, but a thermal camera built at Arizona State University is on its way. First though, it made a crucial detour at Mars, millions of miles from the quiet lab where ...

Findings from a new study indicate the changing dynamics of sulphur and the influence it had on framing Martian climate.

A climate change theory for Earth can be applied to Mars and possibly to other Earth-like planets, report a Brown geoscientist and two colleagues in the Sept. 26 issue of Nature. Orbital forcing of ...

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

A team of researchers from the CSIC-INTA Astrobiology Centre in Madrid has confirmed that the type of mineralogical composition on the surface of Mars influences the measuring of its temperature. The ...

While the early climate of Mars remains an open question, a new study suggests that its atmosphere may have been hospitable ...

For decades, people have asked if life ever existed on Mars. The question moved from science fiction to careful science with ...

The most enthralling rock yet found on Mars—a speckled hunk of mudstone that just may contain evidence of ancient alien ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found possible signs of ancient life in rocks on Mars, keeping scientists up at night.

China's presumed-dead Zhurong rover spotted telltale patterns of ancient climate change in the Martian dunes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...