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 finally solved the mystery of persistent hydrogen in the Martian ...

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

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

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 ...

There’s been speculation that Donald Trump may cancel the Space Launch System rocket, which Nasa intended to use to get from ...

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.

Russia is testing a new plasma rocket engine that would drastically reduce travel time from earth to mars using charged ...

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

Mars landings of all time Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, and the second closest to Earth (Venus is the closest). But the distance between Earth and Mars is constantly changing as they ...

The increased distance from the sun also means that solar panels are slightly less effective, and Mars is not rich in deposited solar helium-3, which can be used as a fuel for nuclear fusion.