Martian dust devils may spark with electricity, potentially zapping rovers. New models show that charged dust could interfere ...

The experiments show a real chance of creating self-sufficient, closed-loop living spaces using shelters made from ...

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

Synthetic lichens could transform Martian dust into self-growing habitats for future Mars bases and 3D printed buildings.

Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

Our solar system is a pretty wild place, full of amazing stuff. From the giant Sun to the tiny rocks floating around, there’s ...

UCF physicist Dr. Ramses Ramirez has a plan to warm Mars using nanotechnology and "dust fountains" to make future ...

NASA’s Mars Orbiter is rolling 120° to help see beneath the surface - and it’s revealing clearer signs of ice, rock, and ...

While SHARAD is gaining better underground views, another instrument on MRO has adapted to the spacecraft’s regular, smaller ...

After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is on a roll, performing a new maneuver to ...

An antenna sticks out like whiskers from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in this artist's concept of the spacecraft, which ...