Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's ...

On 13 November, the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamic Explorers (EscaPADE) mission launched to space on the New ...

Simulation results show that Mars, despite its similar size to Earth, has a considerable influence on the Milankovitch cycles ...

Even worse, the orbit of Mars is elliptical (think of a slight oval rather than a perfect circle), which means that sometimes ...

Scientists reveal why time moves faster on Mars than on Earth, and how this affects future space communication and navigation ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered pale rocks rich in kaolinite clay on the floor of Jezero Crater, a mineral that forms ...

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a ...

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than a decade. Here's what we know.

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...

Scientists find that time on Mars runs 477 microseconds faster than on Earth, a discovery that could enhance deep-space communication and future exploration ...