New research published in Nature Communications identifies an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a brand-new mineral.

Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the Solar System, however, it’s not on Earth. The massive volcano is on the surface of Mars and it’s now at the center of a recent landmark discovery.

Perseverance has uncovered unusual, basalt-rich Martian spherules that likely formed in violent explosions—either from ...

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex ...

Scientists have been able to recreate the extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space—and revealed the unstable ...

Featuring 60 volcanoes and plenty of hydrothermal features within its borders, this national park is as explosively beautiful as any other in the country.

Scientists from the UK have been able to recreate extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space and said the unstable behaviour of water revealed can help identify ancient signs of cryovolcanic ...

Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper is on a 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) journey to study Jupiter and its moons. On March 1, it flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of Mars' surface ...

A rock from Mars sat in the sands of the Sahara, untouched and unnoticed, until a meteorite hunter picked it up in Agadez, ...

A new study could help identify ancient signs of cryovolcanic activity. This, in turn, could help guide the search for ...

Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to about -190 degrees Fahrenheit. A circular region shows Elysium Mons, one of ...