Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the solar system: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled scientists since it was discovered in the 1970s.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Groundbreaking research into Mars' energy balance reveals a polar surplus driving dynamic weather patterns, including massive dust storms, offering clues to its climate stability. Scientists at the Un

We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to reality, says NASA’s former chief scientist, Jim Green. “NASA’s plan, in the long run,

Mars in 2024 was the site of the sad end of a machine that lived far beyond expectations. On January 18, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the last time. Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

On this date, Jan. 18, 2004, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express finalized mapping of the Red Planet’s south pole. The probe’s OMEGA instrument, which combined data from a camera and an infrared spectrometer, revealed the presence of water ice and carbon dioxide ice for the first time on Mars.

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

NASA’s Curiosity rover is skygazing and photographing lovely examples of noctilucent clouds on Mars. The wispy formations hang like a veil across the sky.

A new analysis of marsquakes measured by NASA’s InSight lander indicates Mars has a solid inner core – but other researchers say the evidence is thin

BLACKPINK’s Rosé's APT. featuring Bruno Mars has been achieving one milestone after another since its release. It recently became the quickest K-pop music video to achieve 900 million views on YouTube.