This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...

New simulations show Mars plays a key role in shaping Earth’s long-term climate by influencing its orbit and axial tilt over hundreds of thousands to millions of years.

A massive celestial alignment will cut off all communication between Earth and the Red Planet until January 21. Learn why the ...

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

Study finds Mars helps pace Earth's ice ages through gravity. Remove Mars, and a major 2.4-million-year climate rhythm ...

A rover recently captured sounds of lightning crackling on Mars, over a decade after scientists uncovered the first evidence ...

Mars today is a frozen, dusty desert. But if you look deep inside Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars and in ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...