Due to extreme temperatures and the dryness of Mars, it's thought to be impossible for liquid water to form on the planet's surface, a critical precondition for habitability. The only hope of finding liquid water appears to be in the form of brines,

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Mars, Incorporated for deceptive trade practices related to food products

Mariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of studying the Red Planet.

Mars and Earth share similar origins: rocky planets with water and carbon, located in a potentially habitable zone. Yet one became a frozen desert while the other maintained life-friendly

Bruno Mars owes a debt of gratitude to ROSÉ for letting him perform “APT.” with her at a recent BLACKPINK tour stop. In a post about the performance on Instagram, the American singer-songwriter thanked his duet partner and joked that the stint had helped him pay off his long-rumored gambling debts.

"Our work is a new piece of evidence that suggests that Mars was once a much more complex and active planet than it is now."