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

A zircon crystal from a Martian meteorite unlocks secrets of a water-rich, dynamic Mars 4.45 billion years ago.

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

Deep beneath Greenland's ice, NASA radar happened upon Camp Century, a long-lost Cold War base now buried under 100 feet of ...

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

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

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

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

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket successfully completed its ninth crewed flight with six crew members on board, including ...

In “A City on Mars,” Kelly and Zach Weinersmith investigate what life would be like for humans on the red planet, arguing ...

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

Computer simulations suggest that Mars' puzzling moons, Phobos and Deimos, may have been formed from debris created when a large asteroid wandered dangerously close to the Red Planet.