Mars has a solid inner core, according to a new study published in Nature. Using seismic data from NASA’s InSight lander, researchers identified a dense, solid core about 600 kilometers wide, ...

Enough water to cover the surface of Mars has been discovered within the crust of the Red Planet by NASA's InSight mission. The ocean is buried between one and two kilometers (0.62 and 1.24 miles) ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go beneath the surface,... The core of Mars looks like Earth’s. What makes the ...

A year and a half after the end of its mission, NASA’s InSight Mars lander may have just helped scientists find enough water to fill an ocean. Deep beneath NASA’s InSight lander (RIP InSight), an ...

Most space missions investigate the surface or atmosphere of a body. But NASA’s InSight probe, which landed on Mars in November 2018, is different – it is the first mission dedicated to studying the ...

Why it matters: The dream of colonizing Mars has captivated everyone from billionaires and planetary scientists to Star Trek fans. However, a significant practical challenge to this vision has been ...

The latest data from NASA’s robotic explorers on Mars has revealed a signal that does not fit neatly into any category ...

Three years ago, Martian dust shrouded the solar panels on NASA’s InSight lander, preventing further operations and leading to its retirement. But the mission’s data continues to reveal information ...

NASA scientists have found evidence that Mars’ crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help researchers better understand the Red Planet’s interior structure and evolution. A ...

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Did Mars once have a full magnetic field in its ancient past like Earth does today, or was it lopsided and only covered one-half of the planet? This is what a recent study published in Geophysical ...