The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...

Billions of years ago, it rained on Mars. The water collected in valleys and rivers, filled and spilled over the rims of ...

Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has accidentally detected lightning-like electrical discharges on Mars, a breakthrough in ...

Lightning has been seen on other planets in the solar system, in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Because Mars is cold ...

At this point, sending probes to Mars has almost become routine, but the ESCAPADE mission is showing that there's always a ...

A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected ...

Mars' watery past is becoming clearer, with evidence of ancient rivers and long-lasting surface water. While a supposed south ...

Scientists analyzed 28 hours of recordings over two Martian years, listening for electrical signals. Dust devils on Mars ...

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a possible space rock on the surface of Mars. The meteorite's nickname is 'Phippsaksla.' ...