The history of Mars may have been more explosively volcanic than we thought

Martian rocks shows signs of violent volcanism.

By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago

Incredible video of a solar eclipse… from the surface of Mars!

Perseverance rover sees Phobos transiting the Sun.

By Phil Plait 1 month ago

There are two different speeds of sound on Mars

Slow and staggered, sound on Mars has a constant lag.

By Cassidy Ward 1 month ago

Lasers are zapping purple rocks on Mars to find out about its ancient lake

To go back in time, you have to vaporize some rocks. 

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago

Was Mars still freezing, just wetter, 3 billion years ago?

This is what the Martian weather forecast might have looked like 3 billion years ago.

By Elizabeth Rayne 3 months ago

The 10 most mind-blowing space breakthroughs of 2021

What happens out there is a big deal down here. 2021 was the year of Mars, but there were other things...

By Elizabeth Rayne 4 months ago

This is what Mars is really like skin-deep

Layers in the Martian subsurface are sort of like those in our skin, but made of rocks, rocks, and more rocks.

By Elizabeth Rayne 5 months ago

Perseverance’s first rock samples are a time machine to billions of years ago

By Elizabeth Rayne 8 months ago

Anyone looking for life on Mars should try probing its moons

By Elizabeth Rayne 9 months ago

Mars 'copter Ingenuity still flying high, spots hazards for the Perseverance rover

By Phil Plait 10 months ago