Apr. 15, 2025 — First ever supercomputer simulations of Mars with a fully molten core could explain the Red Planet's unusual magnetic field. Billions of years ago, Mars had an active magnetic field.

NASA is also working to evolve key technologies that will enable low-cost exploration missions to Mars and throughout the solar system. This includes what is considered to be the most important ...

Geologists weigh in on a long-running debate about Mars: Billions of years ago, was the Red Planet warm and wet or cold and dry? Visit ancient Mars -- a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or ...

Elon Musk has revealed plans to dispatch Tesla's Optimus robots to Mars by the end of 2026 using SpaceX's Starship. The mission aims to prepare the Martian environment for future human habitation.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spotted something strange while exploring the ...

This image is from NASAs Mars Perseverance rover, taken by the Mastcam-Z. NASA's Mars rover has pictured a mysterious, skull-shaped rock on the Red Planet whose origin remains uncertain.

On Mars, which has a thin atmosphere (less than 1% of Earth's) and no ozone layer, about 30% more damaging UV radiation reaches the surface. However, numerical modeling predicts ice and snow ...

Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to feed hundreds of lakes. A new study from geologists at the University of ...

SpaceX aims for Starship to reach Mars by the end of next year, potentially paving the way for human missions as early as 2029, though 2031 is considered more realistic. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX ...

On April 20, the sun will square Mars, bringing two powerhouse energies together that are anything but subtle. The grounded, stubborn and stability-seeking Taurus sun will go head-to-head with the ...

The Curiosity rover unearthed evidence pointing to an active carbon cycle on ancient Mars, suggesting the Red Planet was once habitable. The rover discovered carbon deposits, providing the first ...

The physicist, one of the women who has spent the most time outside a spacecraft, discusses NASA, new technology, and what it ...