We’re constantly learning more about the other planets in our solar system, especially Mars thanks to the multiple missions currently active there. But even retired missions can provide data for years ...

On Tuesday, researchers announced a surprising origin of the strongest quake ever recorded on Mars. While exciting, the quake’s discovery was bittersweet. The tremor, strong enough to shatter building ...

Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests. The findings released Monday are based on seismic ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured several images of the Insight lander on the Red Planet between 2018 and ...

Dust blankets the solar panels of the Mars Insight lander, shortly before its demise. NASA The life of the Mars InSight lander came to an end last year as its solar panels were covered with dust and ...

Illustration of the planet Mars covered in water in the past, when its atmosphere was thicker and warmer. Now scientists may have found an unground reservoir. Is there water on Mars? Scientists using ...

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Scientists peering into the very heart of hearts of the planet Mars have found a deeply unexpected structure. There, at the innermost core of the planet, InSight seismic data reveals a solid mass ...

'We were fortunate to observe this quake.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A massive marsquake measured by NASA's InSight lander ...

You don’t need wheels to explore Mars. After touching down in November, NASA’s InSight spacecraft will spread its solar panels, unfold a robotic arm … and stay put. Unlike the space agency’s rovers, ...

The Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC), located on the robotic arm of NASA’s InSight lander, took this picture of the Martian surface on Nov. 26, 2018, the same day the spacecraft touched down on the ...

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