NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

A NASA rover that launched from Florida detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on Mars' ...

Dust devils on Mars form when air near the warm surface heats up and rises through cooler surrounding air, causing nearby air ...

For several decades, it has been thought that dust devils on Mars may be able to produce spark discharges. Many lab ...

NASA’s latest announcement about possible life on Mars sounds historic — but the fine print tells a very different story.

NASA's Perseverance rover has just captured proof of lightning in Mars, which appears to spawn in the whirlwinds that roam its surface.

Mars might look like an open desert of rock and dust, but it is already carved up by invisible boundaries that even the most ...

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...

Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations on Dec. 6.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...

A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...