Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pit crater on Arsia Mons. (NASA/JPL–Caltech/UArizona) A mysterious pit on the flank of an ancient volcano on Mars has generated ...

For decades, one of the biggest challenges of sending humans to Mars hasn’t just been getting there, it’s getting back.

The northern ice ap of Mars seen from space - NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Humanity has dreamed about discovering life on alien planets for as long as we have dreamed about visiting other worlds. Since Mars ...

In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.

Recent discoveries from Mars rovers have reignited the debate about the possibility of life on the Red Planet. A groundbreaking find has detected methane beneath the Martian surface, raising questions ...

The idea of terraforming Mars sounds like the stuff of science fiction. Yet, the neighboring Red Planet is also the most Earth-like. So, the idea of making it suitable for human life has always ...

A manganese ring shows Mars' Utopia Planitia once held a stable ocean for around one million years, long enough for life to ...

Landing humans on Mars could teach us whether life ever existed beyond Earth, how planets change over time, and how humans can live on other worlds. By studying Mars up close, astronauts could answer ...

So you want to build a Mars base. Where to start? Like any human settlement, it would be best located near accessible water. Not only will water be crucial for life-support supplies, it will be used ...

NASA’s Mars rovers have been one of the great scientific and space successes of the past two decades. Four generations of rovers have traversed the red planet gathering scientific data, sending back ...