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

MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in operation around Mars, and one ...

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

NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Dr. Nicola Fox explains an intriguing rock that the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a possible space rock on the surface of Mars. The meteorite's nickname is 'Phippsaksla.' ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has orbited Mars for over ...

Of course, everything on Mars has to be different from Earth — not even the thunder can sound like thunder. Instead, these tiny bits of lightning give off sounds more like those that people associate ...

NASA is assessing a troubling loss of signal from a Mars orbiter that has spent the last 11 years gathering data on how the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover captured groundbreaking video and audio of electrical discharges and miniature sonic booms within ...

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

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

NASA lost contact with the MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind the planet. The agency is investigating the cause while reviewing the mission’s role in Mars science and rover communications ...