Humanity’s plans to eventually colonise Mars have been given a major boost after scientists made a huge discovery. Both NASA ...

Peggy Hollinger The planet Mars as imagined and read by science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson. Kim Stanley Robinson ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has once again delivered a striking glimpse into the Martian environment, capturing a delicate ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a ...

Recent studies have unveiled a fascinating phenomenon on Mars where blocks of dry ice burrow through dunes, reminiscent of ...

A recent study suggests that chemical traces of ancient microbial life may still be preserved beneath Mars' icy surface.

The Mullard Space Science Laboratory, sited in a Victorian mansion in 30 acres (12 hectares) in the Surrey Hills, was founded ...

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...

Ancient Martian life might be preserved in ice for millions of years, new research suggests. Experiments show pure ice acts ...

A European Mars probe witnessed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' Red Planet flyby on Oct. 3, snapping imagery of the interloper from just 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away.

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has been something of a mystery ever since it graced our solar system. From all outward ...

"We have found a habitable environment," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Curiosity mission. "The water that was here was so benign and supportive of life that if a ...