Due to its rusty red appearance caused by iron oxide in its soil, Mars has always been known as the Red Planet. However, recent images reveal the Martian landscape is actually quite blue. In some of the clearest views of Mars to date,

An unexpected detour revealed a treasure trove of blue boulders on the Red Planet in an ancient river channel.

NASA and DARPA will fly a prototype nuclear rocket in 2027—potentially making it one of the first of its kind built and operated by the US.

Mars experiences a dynamic seasonal change in its ice caps, causing fascinating geological formations. The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured an astonishing array of landforms emerging from a thick winter blanket of frost as spring arrives in the south polar region of Mars.

In a new study, researchers are suggesting something radical: that the Red Planet may be hosting life under its icy exterior. Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are positing that Mars' water ice deposits,

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