Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...
MAVEN has remained silent since Dec. 6 despite repeated attempts to contact it, according to NASA. As part of the recovery ...
Olympus Mons is a giant volcano on Mars. It is the tallest mountain in space. It is almost three times higher than Mount ...
This summer, scientists spotted an incredibly rare visitor to Earth’s solar system—a comet, now known as 3I/ATLAS, that entered our solar system from the galaxy beyond and is zipping past the sun at a ...
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Why sending humans to Mars remains a monumental challenge

Despite being the most Earth-like planet in our solar system, Mars presents extraordinary obstacles for human exploration.
"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...
Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.
Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest mountain in the solar system, towering nearly three times higher than Mount Everest.
This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...
Study finds Mars helps pace Earth's ice ages through gravity. Remove Mars, and a major 2.4-million-year climate rhythm ...
NASA’s newly launched IMAP mission is set to tell us more about the boundary between our Solar System and interstellar space ...