This unusual crater on Mars resembles a butterfly, but its shape tells a story of a shallow impact, melted ice, and ancient ...

Martian winds can have quite an impact. ESA's Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic ...

The discovery of a vast, fresh impact scar on Mars began with what looked like a smudge in a routine weather snapshot. A ...

We share some incredible images this week, featuring a range of spacecraft. NASA's MRO finds a new crater on Mars, ESA's ...

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The high-speed barrages last year sent seismic waves rippling ...

The European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure sports a pair of smooth, rocky wings, which were likely "fluidized" by buried ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A team of planetary scientists has developed a promising new way to peer beneath the dusty surface of Mars and other planetary bodies. A new study finds that ...

Before-and-after images taken with the Context Camera (CTX) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show the impact site on Jan. 16, 2012, at left, and on April 6, 2014, at right. [Read the Full Story] ...

Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Despite ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has made a remarkable discovery: the largest fresh impact crater ever confirmed on Mars, ...