The Latest Breaking News from Mars

US study suggests gene activity is more disrupted in men, and takes longer to return to normal once back on Earth

Humans can’t help being fascinated by space. And that interest seems to be making the possibility of moving humanity to another planet, like Mars or the Moon, more distinct, with Nasa hoping to set up colonies in the next few decades.

A glittering swath of frost covers the Solar System's highest mountaintop on chilly mornings, suggesting that Mars has an active, if sparse, water cycle.

The formation of water frost is common on Earth, especially in winter when atmospheric water vapour condenses and freezes on the surface. On Mars, the atmosphere is about 100 times less dense than on Earth, but it too contains water vapour. The atmosphere on Mars contains 10,000 times less water…

Water frost has been found on huge volcanoes at the equator of Mars, a region where scientists thought frost was impossible.

Thin dusting of water ice appears to form overnight in summit craters and evaporate after sunrise, scientists say

Nine years after his first trip to outer space, Tim Peake is ready to blast off once again. He talks about preparing for the first all-British space mission – and setting his sights on Mars

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has faced quite a few hurdles, and the agency has selected ten studies to try and find more affordable and quicker means of going about the project.

South Korea has announced the creation of a new space agency and is aiming to land its own spacecraft on the moon and Mars in the coming decades.