A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, ...

A stunning photo of a "parade of planets", shows Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury in alignment from ...

The scientists then analyzed these ground-up samples using the same techniques as spacecraft orbiting Mars would, allowing for a direct comparison with real Martian data. "This study is the result ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ... fundamental questions about our solar system and the future of space exploration," Geronimo Villanueva, Associate Director for Strategic ...

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Named for the god of war, Mars has been in a retrograde cycle since Dec. 6, 2024, putting a real hitch in the holidays and a real damper on the initiatory energy of the new year. Mars is ...

Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT).