New Gravity Map of Mars Suggests the Planet Has a Porous Crust
Researchers from NASA have discovered evidence that Mars’ crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help scientists better understand the…
Researchers from NASA have discovered evidence that Mars’ crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help scientists better understand the…
The ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover reveals Boron in calcium-sulfate veins on Mars, helping us better understand the timescale of habitability on Mars….
NASA’s InSight Mission will be the first mission to focus on the deep interior of Mars, boosting our understanding of how all rocky planets formed….
This newly released HiRISE image shows snowy dunes on the surface of Mars. It was spring in the Northern hemisphere when this image was taken…
New images from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover show wispy, early-season clouds resembling Earth’s ice-crystal cirrus clouds moving across the Martian sky. These clouds are the…
Five years of Curiosity’s Martian discoveries after landing day’s seven minutes of terror. NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this…
This new panoramic view was captured by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity before entering the upper end of a fluid-carved valley that descends the inner…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the tiny moon Phobos during its orbital trek around Mars. Because the moon is so small, it appears star-like…
A newly published study reveals that a colossal impact with a large asteroid is a likely cause for the mysterious features found on Mars. The…
NASA’s Opportunity Mars Rover examines rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or…
This newly released image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a view of the Mars Curiosity Rover amid rocky terrain on Mount Sharp. The car-size…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has revealed a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks from the lowermost layers of Mount Sharp on Mars,…
New composite images captured by ESA’s Mars Express offer a window into the watery past of the Red Planet. This 70 km-wide (43 mile-wide) crater…
Using data from NASA’s Curiosity Rover, new research reveals that a long-lasting lake on ancient Mars provided stable environmental conditions that differed significantly from one…
New research from MIT shows that the origins of surface elevations on Mars and Titan are very different from that on Earth. The environment on…
A newly published study from the Smithsonian Institution and the Johns Hopkins University reveals that heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet’s impact craters and…
This Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows a well-preserved landslide scarp and rocky deposit off the edge of a streamlined mesa in Simud Valles, a giant…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter views the colorful impact ejecta from the collision that created Hargraves Crater. The impact ejecta is a rich mix of rock…