A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

A new report published Tuesday, titled “A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars,” represents the answer from ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

Humanity's exploration of Mars should be organized around the search for signs of past or present Red Planet life, according ...

A Mars rover has discovered strange, bleached rocks that suggest Mars may have once been wet and warm. Researchers at Purdue ...

Skylights, openings in the surface of Mars that descend down into caves, have been found on Mars, along with signatures for the presence of water ice.

New research reveals that ancient Mars once hosted vast river drainage systems comparable in scale to some of Earth’s major ...

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...

The three astronauts on the mission to be the first humans on Mars don’t even get to the surface before the trouble starts. They enter the Martian atmosphere wrong, half crash-land in a spot not quite ...

The recent announcement that scientists have spotted what they believe to be evidence suggesting ancient life on Mars seemed like the latest in an endless cycle of tantalizing hints followed by pleas ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...

The first global atlas of Martian watersheds reveals 16 huge ancient river systems that once shaped Mars and may hold clues ...