Scientists confirm that clocks on Mars run faster than on Earth and will change global space navigation in the future ...

Mars is not just a colder, dustier version of Earth. It is a planet soaked in high‑energy particles that batter rock, metal, ...

On Earth, knowing the time feels simple. Your phone pings the same second as a GPS satellite and an atomic clock in a lab. Everything is wired together so well that you rarely think about the ...

Aluminium-rich pebbles found in the Jezero Crater indicate that Mars was far from a cold, icy planet billions of years ago, ...

I've read that the planned crewed Mars missions will take six months or two years to arrive. Which is it? Could a longer trip ...

A look at the debate over building a city on the Moon or Mars, covering scientific findings, mission timelines and challenges discussed on the Fiction Science podcast.

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that ...

(NEW YORK) — Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its ...

The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is being auctioned off later this month and could fetch up to $4 million. One of only 400 of its kind ever found, the hunk of red-hued space rock was ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...