Mars gets called the Red Planet so often that people picture a crimson sphere, almost like a hot coal drifting through space and glowing with heat. The real reason is less dramatic and more ...

Reading the "Mars Trilogy" by Kim Stanley Robinson brings the benefits and pitfalls of efforts to terraform the red planet ...

A rare four-planet parade in April 2026 will align Saturn, Mars, Mercury and Neptune before sunrise. Here is when and how to ...