Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

The rusty world is full of mysteries—and some of the solar system's most extreme geology. Learn more about Earth's smaller, colder neighbor.

The Soroya Ridge was the recent destination in NASA's Perseverance rover's journey to explore the landscape of Mars.

Perseverance launched in 2020 and landed successfully on the surface of Mars in February 2021, on the floor of Jezero Crater.

Acheron Fossae is filled with dramatic landscape features — most notably, its namesake fossae, or fault-like channels that ...

NASA has selected four volunteers for a year-long Mars mission simulation inside a 3D-printed habitat in Houston. The mission ...

New findings suggest that massive volcanoes played a pivotal role in shaping the early Martian landscape. We are about to explore the scientific evidence that supports this hypothesis and the ...

With its hills and distant mountains, the landscape seems somehow familiar yet at the same time eerily alien. The striking image was captured just recently by NASA’s Curiosity rover as it ...

Valleys on Mars suggest the Red Planet was once covered in flowing water — but it's still a mystery how that could have been.