Mars orbiters witness a ‘winter wonderland’ on the Red Planet (photos)
Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)
Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.
Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth
Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.
NASA’s Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.
Can Rocket Lab come to NASA’s rescue with new Mars sample-return plan?
In response to NASA's plea for help bringing the cost and complexity of its Mars sample-return program, Rocket Lab has won a contract to study a potential solution.
Trump directs NASA to send astronauts to the moon and then Mars
The US space programme has a new focus on an old destination. President Trump has directed NASA to focus its efforts on crewed missions to the moon before Mars
Boiling water on Mars could make the planet’s sand levitate
In Martian summer, the combination of warm temperatures and a thin atmosphere make any liquid water on the surface boil, which can let dust hover across the ground
Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022
SpaceX aims to launch spaceships to Mars within five years with a new rocket design that could also be used on Earth to make rapid around-the-globe trips
It could be snowing on Mars right now
The Red Planet may have had intense snowstorms long ago when it was wetter, but a model shows it could still have violent snowfall at night when the clouds cool
Nuclear reactors on rockets may fuel future crewed trips to Mars
NASA’s push to develop a rocket engine powered by a nuclear reactor could create a faster, lighter spaceship and cut the trip to Mars down to four months