Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Mars, the red planet, could be in for a global display of ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” but is it really as red as we’ve been led to believe? While Mars certainly ...

Camille Flammarion's work imagined what might exist beyond Earth in the universe. Three Lions/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an ...

Mars, now a dusty world of rusted rock and thin air, once carried enough water to transform its face into something far more familiar. New mapping of ancient river systems indicates that a vast ...

There's been a lot of talk this week about our neighboring planet Mars. The main subject of wishful thinking for the dreamers on our own Earth, the ball of rock we affectionately call the Red Planet ...

It's been a long time coming, but Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space company finally entered the select group of organizations that have contributed, to some degree, to a Mars mission. That's after the ...

Elisabeth M. Hausrath receives funding from NASA, including from the MSL Curiosity rover Participating Scientist Program and the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Mars, one of our closest planetary ...

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the Egyptians called ...

The Red Planet has a bloody history. Newly examined data from NASA’s retired InSight lander suggest that there may be giant chunks of rocky material deep inside the mantle of Mars, which were lodged ...