Whether it can support life now or once did is essential to understand for the purpose of making the Red Planet a future human settlement. A new study published in Science Advances suggests that Mars ...

Volcanic activity may have given rise to life on Mars, say researchers, investigating how an early greenhouse effect on the ...

The research suggests that 3 to 4 billion years ago, Mars may not have been as cold and dry as it is today; rather, the ...

The climate of early Mars remains a mystery for planetary scientists, but Martian meteorites provide some clues. In a new study published in Science Advances, computer modeling was used to predict the ...

Billions of years ago, Mars may not have been the frozen desert we see today. New simulations suggest that volcanic eruptions pumped out reactive sulfur gases, creating greenhouse effects strong ...

What can volcanic sulfur on ancient Mars teach scientists about whether microbial life might have existed? This is what a recent study published in Science | Space ...

Findings from a new study indicate the changing dynamics of sulphur and the influence it had on framing Martian climate.

The idea of water flowing on the surface of Mars went out with the early 20th century astronomer Percival Lowell, who swore up and down — and incorrectly — that he could see canals on the Red Planet.

The greenhouse would pop out of a spacecraft module like a jack-in-the-box, be buried in the lunar soil by a robotic digger to shield it from meteorites and radiation. Heat would be provided by light ...

New discoveries by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may not only explain why the Red Planet is a dry, lifeless desert, but that it may have been on an inevitable path to being a dead world despite being so ...

A spacecraft slowly descends to the surface of Mars. Once arid and lifeless, the Red Planet is now lush and green. As a city comes into view, passengers see people strolling along busy streets, ...

Life on Mars is still a big maybe, but if humans ever manage to settle there, they won’t go alone. Any future colony will need organisms that can tolerate intense radiation and a serious lack of ...