Mars: Facts, news, features and articles about the Red Planet

Did Viking 1 find evidence of life on Mars? Fifty years after the NASA lander touched down, the jury is still out.

New images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have captured strange-looking waves on the Red Planet.

What could we be looking at?

Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA's InSight mission suggest.

"Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero crater."

Scientists have drawn up a research blueprint for assessing the viability of warming the Red Planet, outlining what it might take to make Mars a place in space where Earth life can thrive.

Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?

NASA's MAVEN Mars mission ended after 11 years, having revealed how the planet lost its atmosphere and served as a key communications relay for surface missions.

Data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft revealed a never-before-seen atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may shape planets without strong magnetic fields.

Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of "biomimicry" for the next generation of Mars robots.