The Latest Breaking News from Mars

The formation of water frost is common on Earth, especially in winter when atmospheric water vapour condenses and freezes on the surface. On Mars, the atmosphere is about 100 times less dense than on Earth, but it too contains water vapour. The atmosphere on Mars contains 10,000 times less water…

Water frost has been found on huge volcanoes at the equator of Mars, a region where scientists thought frost was impossible.

Thin dusting of water ice appears to form overnight in summit craters and evaporate after sunrise, scientists say

Nine years after his first trip to outer space, Tim Peake is ready to blast off once again. He talks about preparing for the first all-British space mission – and setting his sights on Mars

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has faced quite a few hurdles, and the agency has selected ten studies to try and find more affordable and quicker means of going about the project.

South Korea has announced the creation of a new space agency and is aiming to land its own spacecraft on the moon and Mars in the coming decades.

At the opening of her new Madrid show a new world, the Mexican artist tells Will Hosie that space is the final frontier, but she won’t go.

Similar craters are found on Earth and the Moon, and are the product of volcanic, tectonic or even fluvial activity.

Reid Wiseman felt a little jealous about the tree that he and his crewmates helped dedicate on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The NASA astronaut was, in a way, beaten to the moon by the sapling.

A world-first launch from the far side of the Moon this week showcased China's progress in space, and Beijing now wants its commercial sector to catch up to rivals such as Elon Musk's SpaceX. Chinese companies lag far behind American frontrunners led by SpaceX, which plans to launch Starship, a…

The hour-long test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket was followed by a splashdown in the Indian Ocean