Whether you’re thinking about the future of Mars and how to send humans there, or trying to understand its past and see how the planet became the way it is today, one particular feature is crucially ...

It’s difficult to imagine the amount of advanced planning required for an interstellar mission. Before the crew of The Ark (streaming now on Peacock) could set out for parts unknown, they would first ...

Humans haven’t set foot on Mars — yet — but we’ve already got the maps drawn up. A new map released earlier this month shows the Red Planet in all its dusty glory. The map was created with real photos ...

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The CTX mosaic map has labels for just about every feature on Mars. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA has released an interactive map of Mars made from over 100,000 images taken by the agency’s Mars ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new map of Mars' gravity, which NASA is touting as the best one ever made, will make it easier ...

The rainbow-hued images might look like some kind of digital art, but in fact, they are maps of Mars, taken using the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, or CRISM, an instrument on ...

When the first astronauts land on Mars in about 20 years, they will have good tools to explore the planet. Using data provided by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard ESA's Mars Express ...

Naming landmarks on Mars isn't just for scientists and rover drivers anymore. Starting today (Feb. 26), anybody with an Internet connection and a few dollars to spare can give a moniker to one of the ...

In just a few days, Mars will come within 36 million miles of Earth, closer than it has been for 15 years. As the red planet nears, we’re looking back at National Geographic’s cartographic encounters ...