In the case of Mars, its angle of rotation (referred to as its obliquity) varied between 15 degrees and 35 degrees between 2.1 million and 400,000 years ago, playing havoc with its climate.

A groundbreaking discovery by NASA’s Curiosity Rover, featuring a surprisingly rare mineral called siderite, is not only reshaping our understanding of ancient Mars but also offering profound insights ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted a field of giant sand waves, known as megaripples, on Mars. The rover recently imaged reddish-tan and bluish sandy ridges at a site called Kerrlaguna in Jezero ...

— Curiosity rover rolls past 'Devil's Gate' on Mars: Space picture of the day By comparing Curiosity's findings with orbital data, scientists believe similar layers across the planet could have ...

Implications for Planetary Climate Change Mars’ transition from a wet planet to its current arid state serves as a case study for understanding climate change on a planetary scale.

While initial studies and reports indicated that glaciers on Mars were composed mainly of rock and dust, recent planetary ...

NASA is changing its focus. The agency will now prioritize space exploration over climate research. Sean Duffy announced the change. NASA will scale b ...

A report published in June found that the world only has three years before it crosses the 1.5 C climate target. So what ...

The climate throughout Mars’ early history has long been debated – was the Red Planet warm and wet, or cold and icy? New research published in Icarus provides evidence for the latter.