As a NASA orbiter turned its camera to the Martian surface, the face of a bear seemed to be looking back.A camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, called the High Resolution Imaging Experiment, ...

Mars didn't lose all its water without a fight. These ancient pools could have even hosted holdouts of life — hardy primitive microbes. But eventually these pools vanished, too. Salt deposits, like ...

Cydonia, Mars (WHTM) The Viking 1 mission to Mars had already accomplished Amazing Great Things. Launched on August 20, 1975. It arrived in Mars orbit on June 19, 1976. On July 20 the Viking 1 lander ...

Wouldn’t you be happy too? The European Space Agency has found a “smiley” face on the surface of Mars — and the joy-sparking pattern could be a sign of life on the bright red dot. The purplish hue, ...

You’ve heard of astronauts on the moon, but how about a bear’s face on the surface of Mars? NASA’s Mars reconnaissance orbiter camera captured an unusual formation that — much to the delight of ...

Mars, the Red Planet, continues to captivate our imagination with its mysterious landscapes and intriguing rock formations.