Planetary scientists recently simulated an alternate version of our solar system: one with a super-Earth causing climate ...

Instruments like the those currently on the Red Planet were used to study samples collected from an 'Mars-like' area in Chile ...

Determining when water first appeared, where, and for how long, are all burning questions that drive Mars exploration.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long promised to make humanity interplanetary by establishing a permanent outpost on Mars. With the ...

The essential ingredient for life, water, appeared on both planets around 4.4 billion years ago, new research indicates.

"The emerging picture is that early Mars and Earth had something in common – both were wet. It is known from analysis of the ...

Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch believes his research into extremophiles in the Atacama could help NASA re-assess its search for ...

one with a super-Earth causing climate chaos on Earth, Mars and Venus. One of the most common types of planets in our galaxy are worlds larger than Earth, but not quite as massive as Neptune.

Was Mars just like Earth billions of years ago? A new study is making a very compelling case that our Martian neighbor may ...

One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few meteorites that can be traced directly to Mars. This meteorite ... Oct. 11, 2024 — A collection-based survey ...

Curtin University scientists discover 4.45-billion-year-old evidence of water activity on Mars, hinting at early habitability ...

The team analyzed meteorites from a large space rock designated as NWA7034 or “Black Beauty.” While all Martian meteorites ...