On Earth, the magnetic field acts as a shield that deflects charged particles emitted by the solar wind and cosmic rays.

The discovery opens up new ways of understanding whether Mars was ever habitable in its ancient past. It also adds more support to observations already gathered by the fleet of spacecraft orbiting ...

Mars, often seen as a barren and lifeless world, was not always the desolate planet we know today. New research has uncovered ...

Mars’ strangely small mass still puzzles planetary scientists. Definitive answers as to why are still hard to come by.

Mars is often considered to be the planet most similar to the Earth. Earth however, is capable of supporting life, Mars on ...

Potential conditions analogous to Mars include microscopic fractures in deep bedrock, subglacial freshwater lakes, and highly saline deep-sea basins. Methanogens have been identified in such ...

Liquid water is a cornerstone of habitability, but Mars’ frigid temperatures and thin atmosphere make its presence seem ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that ancient Mars was far more dynamic and watery than previously thought. Researchers from ...

A fresh look inside Mars suggests that what lurks far beneath its dusty surface might change how we think about water on the ...

This revelation suggests that Mars may have remained habitable for hundreds of millions of years longer than scientists had believed. The magnetic field of a planet plays a crucial role in ...