All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

During recent observations from the ESA Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars, methane was detected in its atmosphere. Whilst it is too early to draw any conclusions on its origin, exciting as ...

New research shows that an intense regional dust storm transported unusually high amounts of water vapor into Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting hydrogen escape. The discovery reshapes understanding of ...

Mars' missing atmosphere may be locked up in the planet's clay-rich surface, a new study by MIT geologists has suggested. According to the researchers, ancient water trickling through Mars' rocks ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover produced breathable oxygen on Mars on April 20, 2021, marking the first time humans manufactured a ...

Did life exist on ancient Mars? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as a team of international researchers investigated whether organic compounds were produced ...

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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found evidence that chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the makeup of its atmosphere over time. It’s another clue that the history of the ...

Creating a composite photograph of the images taken by the Color and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) aboard the Trace Gas Orbiter, ESA scientists found that the dust and gas layers of Mars' ...