Life loves rivers. Here on Earth, large drainage basins cover nearly half of the land surface. On Mars, they cover only about ...

Leading US scientists and engineers have published a 200-page report, "A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars," ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

Mars once looked far more like Earth, with a thicker atmosphere and liquid water pooling on its surface, yet today it is a ...

Curiosity has been exploring the surface of Mars since 2011, but what it found inside a rock last year has changed our ...

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 ...

NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early as 2035. The trip will take about six to seven months each way and will cover up to 250 million miles (402 million ...

(Phys.org) —NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used autonomous navigation for the first time, a capability that lets the rover decide for itself how to drive safely on Mars.

"The detection of life on Mars is a persistent top priority for explorers of many disciplines, and it is the top science ...