It’s a long way from Tempe to Jupiter, but a thermal camera built at Arizona State University is on its way. First though, it made a crucial detour at Mars, millions of miles from the quiet lab where ...
The presence and behavior of ice and water are key to understanding the evolution of Mars’ geology and climate, the potential for life on Mars, and the future of exploration. This enhanced-color image ...
Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of ...
NASA's Perseverance rover found rocks on Mars that on Earth usually form in tropical environments. That Mars once hosted ...
Researcher Valentin Bickel wanted to know just how intense winds can be on the red planet. Using data obtained by the Mars camera CaSSIS (Color and Stereo Surface Imaging System), the ExoMars Trace ...
Mars' current environment is extremely hostile, characterized by a thin atmosphere, extremely low temperatures (-60°C on average), and the instability of liquid water on the surface. Evidence from ...
Mars’s Coloe Fossae reveals a landscape shaped by ancient ice ages, with deep valleys, cratered terrain, and frozen debris ...
Learn more about volcanic activity on Mars and how it may have once provided vital elements to the atmosphere.
Dust devils on Mars generate tiny electrical sparks. This could help explain how the Red Planet’s atmosphere and surface are ...
(CNN) — Data from a retired NASA mission has revealed evidence of an underground reservoir of water deep beneath the surface of Mars, according to new research. A team of scientists estimates that ...
There might be a hidden ocean's worth of liquid water below the surface of Mars, seismic evidence suggests. According to a new paper published April 25 in the journal National Science Review, ...