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 ...

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

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...