You can see the planetary parade almost every night this week with the best happening on the last day of the month.

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.

A new study revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. The findings, based on long-term atmospheric ...

Moon joins a planet and two stars. When it gets sufficiently dark, you'll also take notice of a rather bright yellow-orange star appearing just below the moon. That's not a star, ...

Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...

It's been a busy few weeks for certain people discussing purportedly strange features on Mars. First, there was the "square structure", then there were the Phobos and Mars "monoliths". Now ...

In recent years, for instance, Space.com has covered Pearl Jam making a "Quick Escape" to Mars," The Claypool Lennon Delirium taking on the "Monolith of Phobos," Coheed and Cambria going from ...

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the process.

Mars would never have had much in the way of tides. Even if Phobos and Deimos date back as far as the Noachian period when the Martian Ocean existed – no sure thing – they’re very small.