Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's ...

When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

A stunning new true-color mosaic of Mars is transforming how scientists—and the public—see the Red Planet. For decades, Mars ...

Einstein explained that gravity affects each passing second. Clocks slow down where gravity grows stronger. Clocks speed up ...

This means that, due to time dilation, you would age faster on Mars than on Earth. If you were to spend a whole 50 years on the Red Planet, you’d end up a whole 9 seconds older than if you had stayed ...

NASA's Perseverance rover found a peculiar rock on Mars. Its composition suggests it may have originated from beyond our ...

Forget the dusty, rusty landscape you see today. Billions of years ago, Mars may have been soaking wet. Tropical storms might ...

The researchers' findings were based on seismic readings from NASA’s InSight lander on Mars. Scientists were able to identify 8 Martian quakes with strong enough seismic activity that allowed them to ...

Red Planet Day reminds us how a single spacecraft, Mariner 4, transformed humanity's understanding of Mars and opened a new ...

In recent decades, the red planet has gone from being a distant object of study to becoming the main target of human ...