For decades, scientists have debated whether Mars once had a large ocean. Images from orbiters have shown valleys, channels ...

Antarctica, the planet's largest repository of meteorites, is beginning to hide them under the ice due to global warming.

The Blood Falls is the result of a complicated interaction in which overlying ice, underlying rock, and an ancient lake bed ...

New research shows that an intense regional dust storm transported unusually high amounts of water vapor into Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting hydrogen escape. The discovery reshapes understanding of ...

A recent study reveals localized dust storms on Mars can propel water vapor into the upper atmosphere, contributing significantly to the planet's water loss.

We spend billions imagining what other planets might look like. Meanwhile, Earth regularly flexes landscapes so strange they barely seem real. For example, our planet has bleeding glaciers, sulfuric ...

Microbes that flourish in boiling hydrothermal vents, bone-dry desert sediments, and radiation-blasted Antarctic rock are forcing scientists to rethink where life can and cannot exist. These ...

Mars gets its red color from oxidized iron dust, and the oldest myth mistake remains the same: Mars is Roman, while Ares is Greek.

Satellite views and space telescopes allow scientists to see amazing wonders, such as sand seas in the Namib Desert, "spiderweb" formations on Mars, and even distant nebulae. Sometimes, though, a ...

These deserts, though receiving extremely low rainfall, have numerous geographical features, natural wonders, cultural ...

While aliens in science fiction hop between planets on vast spaceships, scientists say real-life extraterrestrials might take ...

I love sports, geography, history, art and goofy stuff, and high school mascots blend a bit of all of that. I’ve combed ...