The wide strip of land in Utopia Planitia imaged by Mars Express. The dark volcanic material is on the right, while grabens ...

A dark patch in Mars' Utopia Planitia region has grown significantly since it was first photographed in 1976. Scientists have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Martian moon Deimos appears dark, framed by the brighter ...

During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos. The European Space Agency (ESA) ...

New images from ESA's Mars Express show ancient volcanic ash spreading across Utopia Planitia over the last 50 years, a surprising change on a geologically quiet planet. The ash, rich in minerals like ...

A new image shows a striking contrast between Mars' desert-like terrain against dark deposits of volcanic ash.

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of Deimos, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A huge scar carved into the surface of Mars has been captured in never before seen detail by the European Space Agency's ...

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(NewsNation) — Photos from the European Space Agency show a massive, lava-leaking scar on Mars larger than our own Grand Canyon. Dubbed the Aganippe Fossa, the 373-mile long crack in Mars’ surface, is ...