If you stepped onto Mars without a suit, your body would face immediate hazards. The lack of oxygen is obvious; within seconds, you’d lose consciousness due to hypoxia (a lack of oxygen reaching ...

During Astrodude's stay at the Mars base, he experienced many crazy adventures. This video showcases one of those exciting moments. Enjoy fun animations about the solar system and the universe ...

A new book explores how Americans came to believe in an advanced Martian civilization at the turn of the twentieth century.

Scientists have long been fascinated by Mars, studying the rocks and minerals on its surface, and they might have learned something new about its past.

As global warming continues and space technology improves, there is more and more talk about the growing possibility of a sci-fi future in which humans become a multiplanetary species ...

NASA's Perseverance rover will land on Mars on February 18 and begin the quest to find life outside of Earth, but what if life never existed on Mars?

The interior of Mars is as chunky as a delicious macadamia cookie. A new analysis of the acoustic waves that ripple through ...

Here's what Mars would look like if you flew by on a spacecraft Some of Mars' most fascinating landscapes might be hard for humans to see from orbit.

Elton John might have said it best in his iconic song, "Rocket Man" — "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids." ...

Mars is too heavy for molecules from its atmosphere to have simply escaped into outer space, so one of the most important questions MAVEN will seek to find the answer to is what gave those ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ashwin Vasavada, the head scientist for the Curiosity Mars rover, about the rover's 10 years of exploration.