A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to less than a year.

When people imagine humanity’s future beyond Earth, Mars is usually the first destination that comes to mind. It is close, ...

Mars holds a special place in the solar system. It represents marginal habitability. This means it transitioned from warm and ...

Every 26 months, Earth passes directly between the Sun and Mars. This alignment, known as the Mars opposition, is when spacecraft set a course for the Red Planet. The astronomer behind the recent ...

Blue sunsets, whirling dust devils, giant volcanoes, tiny moons, and marsquakes—there’s a lot to discover on Mars!

A new technique estimates forces on individual sand grains, offering scientists a novel way to study how Martian winds shaped the Red Planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Mars is a very dry planet with very little water in its atmosphere and hardly any clouds, so you might not expect it to have storms. Yet, there is lightning and thunder on Mars – although not with ...

On May 13–14, 2026, the Moon will align closely with Saturn, Neptune, and Mars, creating a rare planetary grouping that promises to captivate stargazers worldwide.

A new Mars rover design promises to change planetary exploration, using wheels modeled on the sandfish lizard to “swim” ...