They may resemble kidney beans, but formations on the northern hemisphere of Mars are actually sand dunes covered in carbon ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them ...

Unlike the dunes on Earth which are constantly in motion, the kidney bean-shaped dunes on Mars appear surprisingly motionless ...

On Jan. 15, the sun in Capricorn will oppose Mars retrograde in Cancer, creating friction between the desire to succeed and ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures stunning images of frozen sand dunes on Mars, revealing clues about the planet's ...

Dozens of samples of rock and sediment collected from Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be ...

NASA unveils a groundbreaking approach to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2026, introducing competition between ...

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...

It's a question that has focused the minds of astronauts, scientists, space entrepreneurs and enthusiasts alike — is there, ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...