Mars may be dry, dusty, and far from hospitable today, but new research suggests it once shared more in common with Earth ...

Wave-like soil patterns on the Martian surface match those found in Earth's cold, mountain regions, which could help ...

The researchers found strong evidence of a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet's atmosphere. On Earth, DMS ...

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

Before Perseverance was launched, NASA equipped it with nine bits: one for Martian soil, two for removing the dust-covered ...

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...

future Mars colonists won't be able to sustain themselves off a potato farm planted into Martian soil. Martian soil and dust, known as regolith, contain perchlorates which are toxic to humans.

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by Nasa ...

A groundbreaking discovery has revealed that Mars’ surface shares striking similarities with Earth’s coldest regions.

Martian soil contains perchlorates, harmful to humans. There have been numerous theories on how human beings might terraform Mars and render the Red Planet habitable. Some scientists have proposed ...