Learn about Mars at opposition in January 2025, when the Red Planet is closest to Earth. Discover how to view it, key dates, ...

Mars is known as the 'Red Planet.' Learn about its reddish hue, caused by iron oxide, its position as the fourth planet from ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems.

Hope probe captured high-resolution image of Mars' moon Deimos. The spacecraft flew "as close as 100km (62 miles)" from the Martian moon. Credit: UAE Space Agency Music: Intonation by Gavin Luke / cou ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

Mars currently has two satellite moons – Phobos and Deimos – the twin sons of Ares, the god of war (Mars in Roman mythology) ...

Unlike Earth, Mars has two moons Phobos and Deimos which are thought to be captured asteroids. The atmosphere of Mars is thin ...

This year, we were treated with a total solar eclipse, fantastic displays of the northern lights, spectacular meteor showers ...

Mars' snow is made of carbon dioxide ice, not water ice. During the Martian winter, temperatures can drop to as low as minus ...

If successful, the first crewed mission to Mars could take place by the early 2030s. Musk’s plan includes using Mars’ natural resources to support infrastructure development, aiming to minimise ...

A declassified CIA document reveals that 40 years ago, a subject used astral projection to explore Mars around one million years BC. The subject reported seeing pyramids, large roads, and tall ...

A CIA document, declassified in 2017, recently circulated online claiming that life existed on Mars. The report titled Mars Exploration May 22, 1984, outlined how the agency reportedly used a ...