Dubbed HD 137010 b, the planet might fall just within the outer edges of its star's 'habitable zone', meaning there could be liquid water on its surface and a suitable atmosphere for life.

Researchers used satellite data to calculate and simulate the sea level in a canyon, getting a glimpse of a huge ocean.

NASA’s long record of Martian exploration has trained the public to expect a steady stream of images and data from the Red ...

MARS was not always the beaming red we’re so used to seeing in space. Scientists have revealed that it was actually a “blue ...

NASA visualization that suggests an ocean once covered the surface of Mars. (NASA Goddard via SWNS) By Dean Murray The red planet was half blue, according to space scientists. A research team using ...

The red planet was half blue, according to space scientists. A research team using images from cameras on Mars-orbiting spacecraft say it was a "blue planet" around three billion years ago – with an ...

Using images from cameras on Mars orbiters, an international research team has discovered structures on Mars that are very similar to classic river deltas on Earth. These are traces of rivers that ...

When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another planet – they generally have the highest number of needs and the lowest ...

The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...

If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One possible answer: great, glassy domes of ice. Mars is rich in ...

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...