Mars

50-Year-Old Moon Data Reveals Unseen Earthquakes

Scientists have identified four different types of moonquakes in data left over from Apollo 17

Why Elon Musk's Idea to Nuke Mars Won't Happen

Terraforming the planet with thermonuclear weapons: Best idea ever or disaster waiting to happen?

An Astrobiologist Is Already Fighting For Martian Independence

Should colonists on the Red Planet be free from Earth’s influence from the get-go?

A mosaic of Mars from Mariner 6 and Mariner 7

How NASA Dealt With Images of an Alien Planet in the 1960s

The alien planet was Mars and the process was just a bit simpler than it is today

The hydrophobic bacteria that coat the ceilings of some dark lava caves produce a gorgeous golden sparkle.

How Bacteria Make This Underground, Awe-Inspiring Cave Shine Gold

These underground tubes at Lava Beds National Monument include sparkling gold ceilings that even NASA wants to study

An artist’s illustration of the Prandtl-m flying above the surface of Mars

This Boomerang-Shaped Aircraft Could be the First to Fly on Mars

The lightweight glider would search for potential landing spots to be used by a future manned mission to Mars

NASA is starting to brainstorm where humans should land on Mars.

Where Should Humans Land on Mars? NASA Wants to Hear Your Suggestions

In October, the agency will hear proposals on where to put a Mars base

The sun sets on Mars. From June 7 to 21, Mars will be obscured from Earth by the sun, causing a communications blackout.

NASA Will Lose Contact With Mars for 14 Days This Month

A conjunction with the sun will cause a two-week pause in commands to NASA Mars missions

60 NASA Scientists are Trying to Build a Better Parachute

The Supreme Council of Parachute Experts wants to construct a parachute that can help a heavier craft land on Mars

Is the Curiosity Rover Behind Weird Methane Readings on Mars?

The debate over methane is causing a stink among scientists

The dark gray object lurking above the Herschel crater on Mars is the Martian moon Phobos, as seen by the Viking Orbiter 1 in 1977

Did Mars Steal its Moons From the Asteroid Belt?

Scientists still aren’t sure where the odd little moons came from, but they have ideas

Watch the Sun Set on Mars

Curiosity takes its first color pictures of a Martian sunset

Rover May Have Found a Water Source for Humans on Mars

Data collected from the Curiosity rover suggests liquid water could be harvested from Martian soil

Could NASA Stop on the Moon on the Way to Mars?

NASA's chief of human exploration thinks we'll need a pit stop en route to the fiery planet

An Easter Typhoon and Galactic Ghosts Are Among These Spacey Visions

Astronauts spy a colossal eye and Hubble sees echoes of quasars past in our picks for the week's best space images

An artists conception of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observing the aurora on Mars

Mars Gets a 'Northern Lights’ Show Too

Earth isn't the only planet that sees auroras

NASA's Curiosity rover caught this image of its drill just days before a short circuit caused it to shut down.

Mars Rover Is Out of Commission (For Now)

Short circuit halts Curiosity in its tracks

This image of a Martian sunset was captured in 2005.

Watch the Sunset from Mars

Opportunity rover helps capture a hauntingly blue view of nightfall on the Red Planet

Impatient Scientists Used Paint-By-Numbers Technique to Create the First Image From Mars

Scientists used raw data to create their first image of the red planet

Artwork depicts the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, which was launched from Earth in June, 2003 carrying the Beagle2 lander. Mars Express continues to function even today.

Found: One Missing Mars Probe, Still Intact

High-res images of Mars' surface identify a long-missing probe and suggests that bad luck—rather than human error—caused the loss

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