The rusty world is full of mysteries—and some of the solar system's most extreme geology. Learn more about Earth's smaller, colder neighbor.

Blue sunsets, whirling dust devils, giant volcanoes, tiny moons, and marsquakes—there’s a lot to discover on Mars!

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million. "Our work is a new piece of evidence that suggests that Mars was once a much more complex and ...

Get ready to embark on an interplanetary journey as we unveil fascinating tidbits about Mars, from its mysterious surface features to groundbreaking scientific revelations. Join us in unraveling the ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will fly past Mars on May 15, 2026, using the planet’s gravity to accelerate toward asteroid Psyche.

Mars has captured human imagination for centuries, but the Red Planet holds far more secrets than NASA typically shares with the public. While the space agency presents Mars as a fascinating but ...

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to less than a year.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Are there thunderstorms on Mars? – Cade, age 7, ...

The four rocky planets in their order from the Sun – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars Narrator: As the solar system grew, four rocky planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, were created closest to the ...