As Mars’ atmosphere continues to change, NASA activated a new instrument on Feb.25 to study how the Sun influences the planet and what drives space weather near Earth. NASA launched ESCAPADE, which ...

The discovery of a vast, fresh impact scar on Mars began with what looked like a smudge in a routine weather snapshot. A camera built to monitor daily clouds and dust storms ended up flagging the ...

And now for the weather on Mars: NASA's newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet's frigid winter. Starting Tuesday, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will launch twin satellites to orbit Mars and study how solar wind interacts with the planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere.

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission studies how solar wind removed Mars’ atmosphere, using twin spacecraft to measure atmospheric escape, magnetosphere changes, and space weather impacts.

The end of November delivered the coldest weather in months to the north-central United States, and in Minneapolis, it was briefly colder than it was on Mars. On Thanksgiving Day, Minneapolis reached ...

Communications with Mars explorers face unique challenges, including 4–24 minute signal delays and limited bandwidth that restricts data transmission. While NASA's Deep Space Network currently manages ...

Mars is not what it used to be. Once warm, watery, and blanketed by a thick atmosphere, today the Red Planet is cold, dry, and draped by a thin atmospheric veil. The main culprit is a relentless ...