A new study identifies Amazonis Planitia, particularly the AP-8 region, as a promising landing site on Mars. This location ...

The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is different, however. It is well preserved (not deeply eroded or buried under sediments) ...

The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth.

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for ...

When we picture Mars today, we see a cold, lifeless desert, battered by dust storms and cosmic radiation. But billions of years ago, the Red Planet told a very different story. Mars was once a warm, ...

Interestingly, Tikhonravov’s dream of a Soviet mission to Mars was based on former Nazi rocket scientist-turned-American rocket scientist, Wernher Von Braun, who had his own “ Mars Project ” that ...

With the FAA’s recent approval of SpaceX’s new splashdown area, the company will be allowed to litter larger regions of the ...

Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

As humanity increasingly looks to the stars, the dream of establishing sustainable colonies on Mars becomes more realistic. A ...

Scientists have offered insights on how a Martian rock fell from Mars and landed in Niger Republic where it was discovered in 2023 and later sold for $5.3 million.

When astronauts return from the International Space Station, many have noticed an unexpected side effect of their mission, ...