Mars

The raging megaflood—likely touched off by the heat of a meteoritic impact—set up gigantic ripples that are tell-tale geologic structures familiar to Earth scientists

From the mineral composition of the ancient meteorite, researchers deduced it's likely there was water present on the planet around 4.4 billion years ago

This phenomenon may one day help scientists to better predict the churn of Mars' surprisingly complex atmosphere

Researchers analyze more than 10,000 Martian valleys, using a novel algorithm to infer those valleys' underlying erosion processes

A rover expected to explore below the surface of Mars in 2022 has the potential to provide more insights

Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) aboard spacecraft developed to create first holistic picture of Martian atmosphere

NASA scientists have announced first results from new intelligent systems, to be installed in space probes, capable of identifying geochemical signatures of life from rock samples

Study suggests terrestrial life unlikely to contaminate planet

New findings bring us closer to knowing the precise timing and duration of Mars' dynamo—a flow of molten metal within the planet's core that produces an electrical current

Four-billion-year-old nitrogen-containing organic molecules discovered in Martian meteorites using advanced analytical techniques