Because I spent my childhood on the hardscrabble streets of the East Coast, the only time I ever saw a tiny cloud of dust spinning rapidly was when the Tasmanian Devil appeared on my television. So ...

Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded sounds from Mars dust devils and revealed tiny electric sparks shaping the planet’s ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Dust devils on Mars could be crackling with electric currents, according ...

An Iowa man captured video this week of a large dust devil that whipped up in the middle of Gowrie. KCCI Chief Meteorologist Jason Sydejko called the dust devil "incredibly defined," as it spun for ...

Twenty years’ worth of imagery captured by two orbiters circling Mars has revealed raging winds on the red planet. Wind on the barren planet would be invisible if it weren’t for Mars’ iconic red dust, ...

Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dust devils on Mars could be crackling ...