"The differences between Mars and Earth are even greater than we thought. There is more asymmetry between the southern and northern hemispheres than previously believed," explains Pedro Machado ...

The Close Approach happens every two years, but Tuesday's encounter at 38.6 million miles away will be the closest to Earth that Mars gets until 2035 Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on ...

Mars Express captures images of Acheron Fossae, revealing the Red Planet’s split terrain—ancient cratered highlands and ...

The rover talks to earth by sending radio waves from a ultra-high frequency antenna to Mars orbiters that relay the message to NASA’s Deep Space Network Antenna on Earth. It can take anywhere ...

The profile, based on long-term observations from orbiting spacecraft, offers a detailed comparison of Mars's REB to that of Earth, uncovering striking differences in the way each planet receives ...

In a nutshell Mars likely never developed a solid inner core during its early history, meaning its magnetic field was generated by a fully molten core, unlike Earth’s layered core structure. This ...

Unravel the lessons hidden in the atmospheric tales of our neighboring planets Venus and Mars to gain deeper insights into Earth’s dynamic climate. Join us as we explore parallels, contrasts, and the ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the ...

After all, the goal is to send ordinary folks into space, so it’s worth finding out whether ordinary folks can coexist in Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Each two-story habitat at a ...

In an experiment simulating harsh Martian conditions, including X-ray radiation, scientists discovered that certain lichens ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a tantalizing venue for humankind’s search for life beyond Earth.