The rusty world is full of mysteries—and some of the solar system's most extreme geology. Learn more about Earth's smaller, colder neighbor.

"Mars’ wind has often carved odd shapes into the surface through a combination of physical and chemical weathering processes." NASA Responds to Mars 'Rat' Viral Image. A new image from Mars is making ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars for over a decade. The loss of signal occurred on Dec. 6 as the orbiter passed behind Mars from Earth's perspective. MAVEN ...

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...

Mars has captured human imagination for centuries, but the Red Planet holds far more secrets than NASA typically shares with the public. While the space agency presents Mars as a fascinating but ...

NASA announced it found promising potential biosignatures on Mars. Potential biosignatures are things like chemicals and structures that could be a result of life on the planet, but more research was ...

The earliest version of the image that Snopes could find came from a Facebook page called Echoes of Unbound Curiosity. That page shared the image on Feb. 5, 2026, with the caption: There have been ...

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.

For nearly a month, NASA has been scrambling to make contact with a spacecraft in orbit around Mars that abruptly fell silent. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.