When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by ice asteroids delivering water and organic molecules necessary for life to emerge.

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. That’s what scientists expected when they landed Perseverance.

Researchers found the martian origin of the 4.48-billion-year-old Black Beautymeteorite, whose origin is one of the oldest regions of Mars.

For several hundred million years after the Moon formed, frequent impacts coupled with abundant volcanism on the planet formed basaltic lava

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

Astronauts might one day grow and eat genetically modified plants to ward off disease associated with long spaceflights.

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests a fundamental reason why Mars has no water on its surface.

The hydrothermal crater lake of the Poás volcano in Costa Rica is one of the most hostile habitats on the planet.

Liquid water previously detected under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study.

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

A nuclear fusion company with lofty aspirations around sustainable space travel, has test-fired a rocket engine powered by plastic waste.

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

Mars is a potential source of what is sure to be one of the most valuable elements in the space economy—hydrogen.

Researchers have developed a concept that would make rocket fuel on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth.

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

Inside a huge crater in Israel's sun-baked Negev desert, a team wearing space suits ventures out on a mission to simulate conditions on Mars

Earth, Venus and the other planets residing in the inner solar systems were likely born from repeated hit-and-run collisions.