The ‘spiders’ are prominently found near Mars’ southern pole, in a region nicknamed Inca City. The geometric network of ridges in this area, reminiscent of ancient Incan ruins, adds another layer of ...

The newly released snapshots cover a variety of wonders — from seasonal changes on Mars to stars sculpting their environment into celestial art. They were selected specifically to commemorate ...

All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red Planet from space. Scientists say the discovery of siderite, a type of ...

The rock contrasts with lighter surrounding terrain and was likely transported from elsewhere, scientists say. . | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has come across ...

For apparently the first time ever, the Curiosity rover on Mars has been spotted mid-drive from orbit, a speck of human presence on the otherwise barren and grayscale landscape. The image ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured what’s believed to be the first orbital image of the Curiosity rover “on the move.” The remarkable photograph, enhanced to bring out ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter just captured its first image of the Curiosity rover driving along the red planet’s surface. The 2,000-pound Mars rover is shown as a dark speck in the ...

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