Martian dust storms can potentially cause respiratory issues and elevated risk of disease, making them yet another health hazard space agencies need to prepare for, according to new research by the ...

Mars has always captured the imagination of space explorers, and now new findings are showing that the Red Planet’s dust ...

Martian dust could threaten astronaut health and equipment, with toxic particles causing lung damage and mission failures.

Researchers found that the size of a Martian dust particle is quite small (it is about 4% the width of a human hair), which ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded unusual sounds as a Martian dust devil passed directly over the robotic vehicle in 2021, ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

Mars is very cold and has severe dust storms. The tough environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named ...

Curiosity has previously discovered small organic molecules on Mars, but these recently found compounds are larger and would ...

The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising ...

Dust storms there can engulf the entire ... Data was then used from the agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and rover data to determine particle size and ...

Mars, also called the Red Planet, is one of the most familiar planets in our solar system – apart from Earth, of course! Famous for its distinctive colour, Mars has become a hot topic of ...

The Perseverance rover has already collected multiple ... ferrihydrite before it was distributed globally across Mars through dust storms and the exact chemical composition of Mars’ atmosphere ...