For centuries – maybe millennia – humans have wondered how Mars gets its red hue, but a recent study has some answers.

For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic ...

This sand dune, known as Dingo Gap, was crossed by Mars Curiosity in 2014. This image has been slightly 'white balanced' as opposed to being shown in true color, which enables the differences in the ...

On July 4, 1997, the Pathfinder rover touched down on Mars, the first successful landing since the Viking probes in the ‘70s. Pathfinder and the numerous missions that followed marked a period of ...

If humanity does indeed eventually colonize Mars, the planet will one day eventually see its first crimes. The new hybrid sci-fi/Western series "Fear of a Red Planet" from AfterShock Comics is gunning ...