Reaching Mars is no simple feat. While the idea of sending humans to the Red Planet is gaining traction, the journey itself ...

The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus ...

Scientists Suggest That Mars Was Warm and Held Water Billions of Years Ago, Much More Like Earth in the Past Researchers have ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

Scientists may have figured out how Mars hung onto its surface liquid water in its ancient history via alternating periods of hot and cold. But what would the impact have been on habitability?

Russia's state-owned Rosatom announced a prototype plasma engine which could speed up travel to other planets.

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will face. The space agency holds a list of “five hazards of human ...

This turbulence is influenced by Mars’ distance from the Sun, which varies by up to 40% over the course of a Martian year. This new understanding of Mars' atmosphere has led to two major ...

Scientists had previously theorized that Mars was able to hold on to its liquid water without it freezing despite its distance from the sun thanks to an excess of hydrogen in its atmosphere.