This isn't the first time scientists have theorized these possible climate scenarios for ancient Mars. Computer modeling of the planet, based on the presence of certain minerals and rock formations, ...

Life on Mars may have been found — before it was accidentally destroyed during a NASA mission nearly 50 years ago, one ...

Donald Trump's victory may help Elon Musk achieve his plan to send humans to Mars by 2028. With the support of Republicans, ...

On the other hand, Mars lacks an atmosphere that can protect ... On top of that, scientists believe there are areas along this path that could have small pockets of water, a rarity on the Red ...

Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent, and ...

Images published in the journal Scientific Reports show the path of probable coastline ... liquid water exists on or close to the surface of Mars today, however there are likely small amounts ...

After all, she’s grown accustomed to planning her work around the distance to Mars. Our large red neighbour ... reading science fiction novels, but a path to a career in space seemed as far ...

The white areas on the edges of these gullies in the Martian region of Terra Sirenium, shown in an image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are thought to be areas of dusty ice similar to ...

"The atmospheric conditions existing on Mars today make the existence of life impossible." What is the amount of greenhouse warming required to heat up the cold climes of Mars enough so that trees ...

Researchers led by Professor Robert Olszewski from Warsaw University of Technology have analysed how much greenhouse warming, specifically through increased CO₂ levels, Mars would need to ...

Meanwhile, China is on an earlier flight path to achieve what scientists call the "holy grail" of Mars exploration. Space.com took the pulse of several leading Mars researchers for their thoughts ...