A storm from the Sun can make a planet’s sky glow or a spacecraft’s computer stumble. At Mars in May 2024, it did both, just ...

NASA Insight mission's seismometer data of a meteor slamming into Mars has been converted into sound. The meteor broke into multiple pieces during its entry into Mars atmosphere and created at least ...

The thermal impact of dust storms on Mars is significant, and is thought to play a similar role to that of water vapor in Earth’s atmosphere. A new study by researchers including those at the ...

For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for liquid water to exist on the planet’s surface, billions of years ago. Today, ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...

Getting to Mars is only the first step in the journey of Mars 2020. The rover, Perseverance, has to make it through the atmosphere and land safely before the science ...

Did our AI summary help? A massive solar storm in May 2024 struck Mars. New research describes unusual atmospheric effects and spacecraft glitches. Findings appear today in journal Nature ...

A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red Planet from space. Scientists say the discovery of siderite, a type of iron ...