On January 9, 2026, Mars reaches solar conjunction—meaning it aligns directly with the Sun, disappearing from our night sky ...

On September 22, 2025, Mars, the planet of action, drive, and passion, shifts gears in a big way. After several weeks in diplomatic Libra, where its sharp edges can tend to be softened by a desire for ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A global dust storm that originated in Mars' southern hemisphere in May 2018 (left) completely ...

What processes influence weather on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth’s weather patterns? This is what a recent study published in AGU Advances hopes to address as an international team of ...

Mars has long been pictured as a cold, quiet desert, its famous dust storms more cinematic backdrop than active player in the ...

A seasonal imbalance in the amount of solar energy absorbed and released by the planet Mars is a likely cause of the dust storms that have long intrigued observers, a team of researchers reports. Mars ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded sounds from Mars dust devils and revealed tiny electric sparks shaping the planet’s ...

Seasonal imbalance between the solar energy absorbed and released by the planet Mars could be a cause of the Red Planet's dust storms, according to new research. Understanding how the system works on ...