Mars may be smaller than Earth, but new research suggests it outpaced our planet when it came to forming its core. Scientists from NASA’s Johnson Space Center have uncovered evidence that Mars’ ...

Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites that scientists have analyzed. These results are important for understanding ...

Although Mars is currently a cold, dry planet, geological evidence suggests that liquid water existed there around 3 to 4 billion years ago. Where there is water, there is usually life. In their quest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New experiments have shown that the core of Mars formed much faster than Earth's core, thanks to molten iron and nickel sulfides ...

During the formation of the Solar System Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, was repeatedly struck by planetesimals (these are small protoplanets no larger than 1,200 miles in diameter). A few ...

A new study challenges the long-standing assumptions about the origin of Mars’s moons by suggesting the Red Planet may have once been surrounded by rings. The research, authored by Matija Ćuk, Kaustub ...

Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology claim that analysis of Mars' composition supports the idea that it was originally formed in the asteroid belt, and then migrated to the inner solar ...

A study led by Brown University researchers offers new insights into how water from melting ice could have played a recent role in the formation of ravine-like channels that cut down the sides of ...