The so-called Candor Tetrahedron. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona) It would be tempting to assume there's nothing much of note ...

Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to feed hundreds of lakes. Water is ubiquitous on Earth—about 70% of Earth's ...

Over recent decades, Mars has emerged as a natural laboratory for studying planetary evolution, geomorphology and the interplay between geology and hydrology. In‐situ observations and advanced remote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mars' craters come from ancient collisions during the formation of the solar system. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell University/Arizona ...

A routine drive by NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally cracked open a Martian rock, revealing rare yellow sulfur crystals. The strange discovery has scientists questioning how such an unexpected ...

The planet Mars continues to reveal unexpected compounds within its rock formations. For years, unusual spectral signals captured from space have intrigued the scientific community. Recently, ...

The Martian surface presents a complex record of geological processes that have spanned billions of years. The planet’s topography reveals evidence of volcanic activity, impact cratering, fluvial ...

Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars’ equator around 4 billion years ago. This finding hints at the possibility that life may have existed there, according to data ...

At first glance, Mars might seem rather different from our own planet. Mars is dry, with little atmosphere, and no liquid water on its surface. It is half the size of Earth, lacks a planetary magnetic ...