A remarkable discovery on Mars has provided one of the clearest timelines yet for the existence of an ancient ocean on the ...

Past research has indicated Mars's largest northern basin, Utopia Planitia, was once the location of a large body of water, ...

A Southwest Research Institute scientist has updated Mars chronology models to find that terrains shaped by ancient water activity on the planet’s surface may be hundreds of millions of years older ...

Elon Musk announced a new, more realistic timeline for Starship launches toward the Red Planet. While it still sounds ambitious, the company is making progress with the world's biggest space rocket.

The vision of Mars colonization is moving from science fiction into real-world planning, with multiple space agencies preparing for long-term human presence. Modern Mars missions focus on testing ...