The south polar region of Mars When it was shared: Jan. 29, 2025 Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the ...

A Mars image shows a strange square formation. Some think it's artificial, but experts suggest natural causes.

Additionally, Mars recently passed perigee on Jan. 12, its closest point to Earth in its orbit around ... the spectacle on camera in the gorgeous photos below. Photographer Peter Jay caught ...

a lunar occultation of Mars in Charlotte ... ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) Despite the spectacular view from Earth, it was all an illusion, a line-of-sight phenomenon ...

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain ...

NASA's remarkable new sample from Mars will help scientists get a better understanding of the planet's history and whether it ...

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

the Moon's relative motion in its orbit around Earth appears significantly faster than the movement of Mars in its orbit around the Sun. There are undoubtedly sharper images of Monday night's ...

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

While robotic missions have returned samples from the moon and space rocks like asteroids, a successful Mars mission would mark the first time that rocks from another planet made it back to Earth.