It’s a long way from Tempe to Jupiter, but a thermal camera built at Arizona State University is on its way. First though, it made a crucial detour at Mars, millions of miles from the quiet lab where ...

A research team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the temperature regulation mechanism of lithium-Mars ...

Electrical sparks inside Martian dust devils have been detected for the first time, reshaping how scientists understand the ...

The Martian polar vortex exhibits significantly lower temperatures (approximately 40°C colder) within its core compared to the surrounding atmosphere, a phenomenon observed through the use of the ...

At 12:28 p.m. CST today NASA's MAVEN spacecraft successfully lifted off on a 10-month journey to Mars. Next September it will enter orbit and study the planet's atmosphere over the course of at least ...

The climate of early Mars is a subject of debate. While it has been thought that Mars had a warm and wet climate like Earth, other researchers have suggested early Mars might have been largely ...

Mars has always been a curious planet, often overshadowed by its larger neighbors, but recent research suggests that the Red Planet plays an unexpected role in shaping Earth’s climate. According to a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The discovery by the Mars rovers of carbonate in sedimentary rock on the Red Planet has enabled ...

Mars at sunset reveals dozens of razor-thin atmospheric layers in stunning detail, helping scientists map dust and ice ...