A NASA satellite has beamed back a picture of an interesting Martian rock formation. The picture looks like a giant bear. NASA has spotted several other amusing rock formations on Mars over the years.

A recent discovery on the surface of Mars has generated significant curiosity among space enthusiasts and experts alike. A perfectly square-shaped structure, approximately 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) ...

Scientists found an unexpected discovery on the surface of Mars: a formation resembling the face of a bear. A camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped a photo of the formation on Dec. 12.

How did the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, form and evolve orbiting the Red Planet? This is what a recent study published in Icarus hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the ...

The observation of small gullies on Mars was one of the more unexpected discoveries of the Mars Observer Camera (MOC) aboard the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. The characteristics of these gullies ...

Mars developed in as little as two to four million years after the birth of the solar system, far more quickly than Earth, according to results of a new study published in this week’s issue of the ...

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