The surface of Mars is known for being an extremely cold, desiccated, and irradiated place. But as its many surface features ...

Mars Express has revealed the dynamic landscape of Mars, showcasing both rugged terrain and smoother, younger plains on the ...

Nighthawk would fly to altitudes of up to 4,920 feet (1,500 meters) above the Martian average, covering distances of up to ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A proposed Mars helicopter mission, Nighthawk, aims to explore Noctis Labyrinthus, a challenging terrain unsuitable for rovers. Unlike Ingenuity, Nighthawk is ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

Giant volcano with glacier on Mars may have been a nice place for life. If life existed on Mars in the recent past, the best spot for it could have been on a giant volcano once encrusted with a ...

Scientists have unearthed the remains of a modern glacier near Mars ' equator, raising the possibility that ice may still exist at shallow depths in the area. The possibility of ice on Mars could ...

This story appears in the May 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Washington’s Mount Rainier boasts the largest collection of glaciers on a single peak in the contiguous United States.