Two European Mars orbiters spied a variety of cryptic surface ... The imagery shows thick layered deposits with trapped dust on the left in contrast to smooth layered deposits on the right side.

The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. Here are some of the most baffling.

The bombardment of radiation can break down complex organic molecules essential for life, making its surface a hard place for life to evolve or survive. A stock image of Mars. Life on Mars could ...

When spacecraft land, they tend to kick up lots of pesky dust that coats their navigation cameras. Spacecraft landing on dusty surfaces like of the moon and Mars tend to kick up powdery regolith ...

Everybody from NASA to David Bowie has wondered if there’s life on Mars ... If dust makes up more than about 1% of the ice, it would be too shaded for life to survive – but in ice containing ...

However, Mars is extremely cold and subject to severe dust storms. The adverse environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong ...

Conditions at the surface of Mars are enigmatic and complex and have varied substantially over the course of the planet’s history. The roles of erosion, transport and chemical weathering in ...

Dust devils form on hot, sunny days and are more common within a dry atmosphere. They form when hot air near the surface ...

A dust devil forced people to take cover during a football game in Rancho Cucamonga Saturday. Video taken by Shante Hall showed a whirlwind of dust shot up to the sky during a Pop Warner football ...

A dust devil was caught on video spiraling into the air at a youth football game. Screengrab from @Touche67 Tik Tok page. A video caught the moment a dust devil spiraled into the air at a ...

A Virginia high school softball player had to contend with a dust devil over the weekend to make an incredible play in a game for her travel team. Glory Fastpitch coach Mike Mertz posted a video ...

A new radar instrument designed to measure nearby dust and debris could make spacecraft landings on the moon and Mars safer. | Credit: Nicolas Rasmont/University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...