Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the landscape. Mars is often portrayed as a dry, empty world, but the planet is ...

Giant, dense structures have been detected deep beneath thesurface of Mars, stirring both curiosity and excitement among planetary scientists. These hidden masses could reshape our understanding of ...

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface of Mars, revealing that the planet may have remained habitable for life ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The CaSSIS camera aboard the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captures dark ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mars Express orbiter captures a sweeping view of Idaeus Fossae in Mars' northern lowlands, ...

A blue dune captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has raised new questions about wind, sediment, and geological diversity on the Red Planet. Though the coloring is artificially enhanced ...

Christiaan Huygens created the first recognizable drawings of Mars' surface features during the fall of 1659, an achievement made possible by his advancements in telescope manufacturing. His November ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic ...