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Space photo of the week: Dry ice 'geysers' erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red PlanetNASA shares an iconic image of carbon dioxide ice erupting in geysers when Martian winter turns to spring.
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Mars quiz: Is your knowledge of the Red Planet out of this world?Quiz Think you know Mars? Test your knowledge of our neighboring planet's size, surface, history and more.
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We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust stormsMars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests.
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'Marsquakes' may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red PlanetData collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" that splits the Red Planet into two distinct halves.
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How to watch the full Wolf Moon 'swallow' Mars in the sky tonight — no telescope requiredTonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other side. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars visible from the U.S. this year. Here's how to get the most out of it.
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Giant 'kidney beans' spotted in Mars satellite images could point to signs of water and lifeA NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain life.
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Mars at opposition: See the Red Planet at its best and brightest this week — or wait until 2027As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or wait until 2027.
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Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth?NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance these samples contain evidence of alien life.
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10 amazing things we found on Mars in 2024, from hundreds of 'spiders' to a 'Martian dog'From arachnid-like formations and mysterious blobs to an underground ocean and a giant volcano, here are our 10 favorite things scientists discovered on Mars this year.
