The years-long delay of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission leaves astrobiologists —- indeed most of humanity —- longing for some sort of next level closure on whether Mars ever had ...

On 29 and 30 June the ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, met NASA’s Associate Administrator for Science, Ed Weiler, in Plymouth, UK, to establish a way for a progressive ...

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency’s Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere. In May 2024, Earth was hit ...

Ancient floods once ripped across Mars, carving the massive Shalbatana Vallis channel and reshaping the planet’s surface. New Mars Express images reveal a chaotic landscape of craters, lava, and ...

In a breathtaking new view from the Mars Express mission, ESA has released an image of Flaugergues Crater, captured in a flyover video that provides a bird’s-eye perspective of the Martian landscape.

There are lots of "scars" on Mars, but not many have been seen with such excellent resolution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has uncovered new evidence of a dark ash blanket slowly spreading across Mars, an occurrence that has unfolded in just a few decades. This discovery, captured through ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A photo of Arcadia Planitia on Mars captures an impact crater and dust devils on an Earth-toned ...

A unique phenomenon that could be mistaken for spiders scuttling across the planet's surface has been spotted on Mars, according to the European Space Agency. The ESA said in a news release that one ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has narrowed down proposals for a future medium-sized (M-class) mission. On Wednesday (Nov. 8), the final three proposals were revealed to be M-Matisse, Plasma ...