Scientists identified an iron-rich mineral on the surface of Mars that suggests the planet’s surface may be more dynamic than ...

The gravity data shows several mysterious features hidden below the surface. These features, scattered across the plains, are dense enough to alter Mars’ gravitational field even as they remain ...

A deceptive difference having to do with Earth's and Mars's gravity may be the reason why NASA's rovers get stuck in the ...

Scientists show a misunderstanding of gravity explains why successful Earth-based simulations that free trapped rovers fail ...

Lower launch costs have made a Mars mission feasible—but political infighting now threatens SpaceX’s critical role. In a YouGov/CBS survey conducted in June 2025, as many as 65% of Americans expressed ...

Using open-source software, experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison figured out a testing flaw that often led to ...

A low-density, weak-gravity region has been found below Olympus Mons and the Tharsis volcanoes, while Mars' northern hemisphere is littered with puzzling high-gravity structures beneath the surface.

The Mars flyby in March was primarily to use the planet's gravitational pull to tweak the Europa Clipper's trajectory.

As it soared past Mars in March, NASA's Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish ...