Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick ...

A vast ocean chock-full of microbes may have once covered more than a third of Mars's surface, according to a new analysis of ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission is set to launch two small satellites, built by Rocket Lab, into Mars’ orbit to investigate the ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

“It’s a huge privilege to be leading a mission to Mars,” said Robert Lillis, the UC Berkeley planetary scientist leading the ...

A NASA mission is set to launch twin spacecraft on a journey to Mars. The robotic orbiters could lift off atop Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket as soon as Sunday.

Recent findings from NASA’s Perseverance rover suggest that Mars may have once harbored life. The rover’s exploration of the ...

A new review of ocean data suggests that more than 99.999 percent of the global deep seafloor has never been seen by humans. But what does that really mean? “In scientific papers, some people [said] ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur skeleton ...

No human has been to the planet of Mars, but a very wealthy individual will be able to come close after purchasing a massive chunk of the planet at an exclusive auction. The largest piece of Mars ever ...

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