Time travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here’s why
Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make future navigation and communication systems on the Red Planet more accurate.
Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?
Would you like to live in a house on Mars made with Earth bacteria and Martian rocks?
Electric discovery on Mars! Scientists find tiny lightning bolts coming from Red Planet dust clouds
Scientists used data from NASA's Perseverance rover to find tiny lightning bolts on Mars that could scour biosignatures off the world's surface
Evidence of ancient life on Mars could be hidden away in colossal water-carved caves
The discovery of the skylights and their associated caves was made using archival data from three NASA missions, showing how important findings can be made years or even decades after a mission has ended.
Deep ‘scratches’ and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age
New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes and shine light on the planet's dynamic climate history.
Next stop, not Mars: What’s ahead for NASA’s newly launched ESCAPADE Red Planet probes
NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.
Mars orbiter spies ‘barcode’ aftermath of rare Red Planet avalanche caused by meteoroid impact
A European Mars orbiter spotted barcode-like dust streaks on the slopes of Apollinaris Mons, revealing how tiny avalanches help drive the Red Planet's massive dust cycle.
How AI and sand dunes on Mars can reveal the planet’s history, one grain at a time
An innovative technique for measuring the force acting on individual grains of sand could help scientists uncover how winds have shaped the surface of Mars.
Volcanic explosions on Mars may have left massive ice deposits at the Red Planet’s equator
Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, a new study finds.
If life on Mars exists, it may be preserved in a frozen time capsule
If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet’s icy surface.