For years, scientists have puzzled over the sinuous grooves found etched across the sand dunes of Mars. These features, ...

One of the best parts about sending rovers like Perseverance to other planets, is sometimes they send back some absolutely ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a ...

It's not the first time there have been claims of signs of life on Mars, so why are scientists particularly thrilled now?

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, y'all. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi. REGINA BARBER ...

The images taken by two Mars orbiters show a bright, fuzzy white dot of the comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, appearing to move ...

Musk wants to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars by the end of 2026, followed by human spaceflights in the years after. The first humans on Mars would be tasked with laying the groundwork to ...

In 1906, the New York Times ran the headline, “There is life on the planet Mars.” It was based on the work of Percival Lowell, a professor who was convinced Mars contained a series of irrigation ...

The boxwork pattern, which looks like a spiderweb from space, offers clues to Mars' watery past. For years, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring the slopes of Mount Sharp inside the Red ...

Jamie Foster, the assistant director of the Astraeus Space Institute at the University of Florida, spoke at the Flagler Tiger ...