THE BEGINNING – 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO On Mars, this period is known as the Pre-Noachian era. Mars has just formed from dust and gas in the protoplanetary disk, just like Earth did. Pieces of debris ...

When people imagine humanity’s future beyond Earth, Mars is usually the first destination that comes to mind. It is close, ...

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found some of the oldest rocks ever studied on Mars at an outcrop named "Arethusa." ...

"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was fainter early on." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...