Mars has long been seen as one of humanity’s best hopes for colonization, but its harsh environment, freezing temperatures, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water, has made it an impossible ...

Elon Musk, the mad genius behind both Tesla and SpaceX, wants to see humanity colonize Mars. The problem, of course, is that Mars is not exactly hospitable to human life and will need to undergo some ...

IMAGE: This conceptual image reveals what the Kasei Valles region on Mars may have looked like three billion years ago. White areas are glaciers and blue represents ocean. CREDIT: F. Schmidt/NASA/USGS ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly alkaline ones. Perseverance’s discoveries guide future sampling and strengthen ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals ...

Mining asteroids for metals and fuel may enable sustainable Mars colonies by reducing reliance on Earth-based resources and ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into Red Planet rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment ...

A new paper in Nature Astronomy has brought the idea of terraforming Mars back into the spotlight. Written by researchers from Pioneer Research Labs and the University of Chicago, the paper explores ...

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been observed before on the red planet.