Radio signals sent between two Mars orbiters—rather than between an orbiter and an Earth-based receiver—capture new insights into atmospheric dynamics.

People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often ...

The image, captured by NASA ’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, is the first of its kind: a volcano on the Red Planet seen on the ...

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Tithorea has hosted immersive festivals in some of the world's most exotic locations - this summer it came to Jordan's ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” ...

On June 13, 2024, astronomers using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) detected an extraordinarily brief flash of radio waves, lasting less than 30 nanoseconds and peaking at ...

This story appears in the March 2021 issue of National Geographic magazine. Jupiter is the king, Uranus is the comedian, Pluto is the underdog. But of all the planetary bodies in our solar system ...