Scientists have thought for a long time that Mars used to have water on it like lakes and rivers. But new research shows that ...

Pasadena, Calif. – NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The spacecraft has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet. ...

New research suggests Mars once had a vast ocean, indicated by a 'bathtub ring' marking its possible shoreline. Utilizing ...

In words and somber tones usually associated with a death in the family, engineers and scientists said Tuesday that Mars Global Surveyor, the most durable spacecraft ever to orbit that planet, had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On November 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission. This was the first mission NASA sent to Mars in almost 20 ...