Exploratory vehicles equipped with artificial intelligence could open up the surface of Mars like never before.
This unusual looking sand dune was captured on camera by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
One of the three astronauts who flew to the Moon aboard Apollo 8 has criticized efforts to land humans on Mars.
Despite the detection of methane in 2003 and 2014, the latest findings have revealed no evidence of it at all.
This recently released photograph shows the 60km-wide Korolev Crater in Mars' north polar region.
NASA has released the first ever recording of the wind buffeting a spacecraft on the surface of Mars.
NASA's long-lived rover has come across an intriguing object that almost looks like a small gold nugget.
After a harrowing descent through the Martian atmosphere, the probe has finally reached its destination.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has stated that there is a '70 percent chance' that he will personally fly to Mars.
The space agency's InSight lander will be descending 80 miles through the Martian atmosphere on Monday.
Scientists behind the ExoMars mission have picked out a landing site where they hope to find evidence of alien life.
ESA's Mars Express orbiter has photographed a long white cloud lingering eerily over the planet's surface.
Things are not looking good for the stricken rover which stopped communicating following a dust storm in June.
Scientists developing Europe's new ExoMars rover are optimistic about its chances of finding life on Mars.
Enough oxygen could exist within salty subsurface water on Mars to support oxygen-breathing microbes.
A new study has revealed that ancient Mars had the right conditions to support subterranean microbes.
Scientists have calculated the minimum level of radiation that an astronaut will be exposed to on a trip to Mars.
NASA has posted up an amusing example of pareidolia found in a photograph taken using its HiRISE camera.
NASA is investigating the possibility of sending a probe to Mars that could directly seek out alien life forms.
The iconic rover, which landed on Mars six years ago, has celebrated with a self-congratulating Tweet.