Martian clouds are almost always made of dry ice, or frozen carbon dioxide. 95% of the planet's atmosphere is CO2.

NASA's Curiosity rover photographed remnants of rippling waves in an ancient Martian lakebed, proving that the Red Planet had ...

"There are some instruments that just can't be miniaturized and sent to Mars." NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of ...

A photograph of a "Silver Mountain" rock sample collected by NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover as it explores the rim of Jezero Crater. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Perseverance rover has been b ...

And now for something completely different: NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a feather-shaped cloud glowing in the Martian sky shortly after sunset on the Red Planet. It dates back to January ...

These twilight clouds aren’t just a rare sight—they may be only capable of forming above specific regions of Mars. Both the Curiosity and Pathfinder rovers (respectively located above and ...

BEHIND THAT MARKER IN EXETER LEARN MORE. EVERY YEAR WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT THE RECENT WEATHER CONDITIONS ON MARS. NASA’S CURIOSITY ROVER SENT BACK THESE IMGES OF CLOUDS ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE.

The adverse 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 after the mythological fire deity Zhurong and ...

NASA has released stunning images of mysterious colorful clouds drifting in the sky over Mars. Captured by NASA's Curiosity rover on January 17 over the course of 16 minutes, the images show ...

The rover has now documented this phenomenon for four Martian years. Scientists believe these clouds provide insight into Mars’ atmosphere. Curiosity’s images help researchers study cloud ...

The planet is currently inhospitable to life as we know it. NASA and its Mars rovers are investigating whether or not ancient, wetter Mars might have been home to microbial life. We haven’t ...

Curiosity Rover Reveals Mars Had Liquid Water Rippling Patterns Suggest Ancient Martian Lakes Findings Could Extend Mars' Habitability Window ...