The discovery suggests that parts of Mars may once have supported tropical-like climates, complete with heavy, sustained rainfall.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered the most definitive signs yet of an ancient Martian shoreline. The discovery, found ...

The Perseverance rover is continuing its mission to find clues about the geological past of Mars. The rover’s main goals are ...

What everyone agrees on is that NASA needs a new spacecraft capable of relaying communications from Mars to Earth. This issue ...

Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...

Advances in technology have reopened the debate over terraforming Mars, shifting it from an impossible dream to a long-term scientific and ethical question.

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions ...

Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.

LIGHTHAVEN, ONE kilometre down Telegraph Avenue from the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, is a rambling conference facility which dedicates itself to “hosting events and programmes ...