When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows an misty atmosphere around the Red Planet Mars. Could this envelop of gas ...

Mars' missing atmosphere may be locked up in the planet's clay-rich surface, a new study by MIT geologists has suggested. According to the researchers, ancient water trickling through Mars' rocks ...

New research shows that an intense regional dust storm transported unusually high amounts of water vapor into Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting hydrogen escape. The discovery reshapes understanding of ...

Arnie said, "Get your a* to Mars", but is it really a good idea? We asked the experts about our Martian future.

Mars, once a planet abundant with water, now lies as a barren, arid expanse. Its surface features reveal a history where water once flowed freely. Over the last three billion years, some of that water ...

Researchers say they have gathered evidence of Mars' atmosphere sputtering for the first time. Understanding how Mars' atmosphere has changed over time will undoubtedly help us discover more about the ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...

Mars wasn’t always the cold desert we see today. There’s increasing evidence that water once flowed on the Red Planet’s surface, billions of years ago. And if there was water, there must also have ...

Yet another tantalizing clue. The post NASA Running Out of Non-Life Explanations for What Its Rover Found on Mars appeared ...

Billions of years ago, Mars is hypothesized to have been a much warmer and wetter planet featuring active volcanoes and vast liquid water oceans. However, something happened that caused the Red Planet ...

Mars may look calm and barren from afar, but beneath its quiet, dusty red surface lies a surprisingly dynamic atmosphere. Despite having an atmosphere less than 1% as dense as Earth's, the winds on ...