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Mars may seem like a silent, barren world, but its fine, abrasive dust tells a different story. From wiping out the ...

The most powerful solar storm recorded at Mars in the current solar cycle has just given scientists a stark preview of what a human presence on the Red Planet will really face. Radiation levels spiked ...

On January 25, 2004, NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars! This was the second of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers to ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the landscape. Mars is often portrayed as a dry, empty world, but the planet is ...

Martian dust creates frictional electricity that can change the planet's chemical composition.

Dust on Mars has a new voice. What once looked like silent red storms now crackles with tiny sparks, as if the planet were whispering with electricity right under your feet. For the first time, ...

NASA's seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials said Wednesday they're hopeful ...

We're all seen and probably taken selfies, but one in particular is out of this world. NASA's Curiosity rover took a selfie during a massive dust storm on Mars. RELATED: NASA sending satellites named ...

So, Mars does have storms, but they’re far drier and dustier than the thunderstorms on Earth. Scientists are continually ...