Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest mountain in the solar system, rising an astonishing 21 kilometers high, nearly two and a half times taller than Mount Everest. But its true scale isn’t just about ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...

Astronomers may have found the perfect Mars base location, and it's right next to a huge deposit of frozen water.

Thin water-ice clouds that are apparent in ultraviolet light give the Red Planet a frosty appearance. The icy northern polar ...

Since the 1960s, humans have set out to discover what Mars can teach us about how planets grow and evolve, and whether it has ever hosted alien life. So far, only uncrewed spacecraft have made the ...