This sand dune, known as Dingo Gap, was crossed by Mars Curiosity in 2014. This image has been slightly 'white balanced' as opposed to being shown in true color, which enables the differences in the ...

Mars is popularly known as the Red Planet because of its distinct rusty color. The planet's color can even be seen with the naked eye from Earth, appearing in the night sky as though it were a red ...

Scientist analyzed molecules found on an ancient rock on the Red Planet ...

If humanity does indeed eventually colonize Mars, the planet will one day eventually see its first crimes. The new hybrid sci-fi/Western series "Fear of a Red Planet" from AfterShock Comics is gunning ...

The Red Planet: A Natural History of Mars is a geological and meta-historical look at the fourth planet in our solar system from the Sun. Written by a well-known science fiction writer who has a PhD ...

On July 4, 1997, the Pathfinder rover touched down on Mars, the first successful landing since the Viking probes in the ‘70s. Pathfinder and the numerous missions that followed marked a period of ...

Big things may happen on the Red Planet in the next 10 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The 2010s saw big advances in Mars ...

Mars science discoveries can be so superficial — the search for water caches, terrestrial sampling, and other technical marvels tend to take place on the surface of the Red Planet (or a little above ...

Humans have a tendency to slap more or less appropriate nicknames on everything around them, and planets are no exception. Mars, for instance, the focus of so many dreamers, is also called the Red ...