NASA's Perseverance rover may have recorded evidence of a triboelectric discharge caused by a dust devil on Mars, according ...

The Opportunity rover's mission on Mars was nothing short of extraordinary, lasting an astounding 14 years, over 20 times longer than initially expected. Launched in 2003 alongside its twin, Spirit, ...

"One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the ...

Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future ...

A trip to Mars takes much longer than a trip to space. Most missions to Mars typically take between 6 and 9 months. For example, NASA's Perseverance rover took about 7 months to reach Mars.

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove ...

Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

Martian dust devils may spark with electricity, potentially zapping rovers. New models show that charged dust could interfere ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this ...

The new images by the Curiosity rover on Mars show "dramatic evidence" of ancient groundwater in crisscrossing low ridges, NASA said.