Mars - Wikipedia
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the " Red Planet ", for its orange-red appearance. [22][23] Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous atmosphere that is …
Mars: Facts - NASA Science
Nov 24, 2025 · Mars – the fourth planet from the Sun – is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. This dynamic planet has seasons, polar ice caps, extinct volcanoes, canyons …
Mars | Facts, Surface, Moons, Temperature, & Atmosphere
3 days ago · Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system in order of distance from the Sun and the seventh in size and mass. It is a periodically conspicuous reddish object in the night sky. …
Scientists may have found the best place for humans to land on Mars
Dec 27, 2025 · A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less than a meter beneath the surface, close enough …
Mars Facts | All About Mars – NASA Mars Exploration
NASA’s real-time portal for Mars exploration, featuring the latest news, images, and discoveries from the Red Planet.
Mars: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit - Astronomy.com
Oct 20, 2023 · Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and orbits roughly 142 million miles (229 million km) away from the Earth.
See the 100,000th photo of Mars taken by NASA's …
Dec 23, 2025 · NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has just taken its milestone 100,000th photo of the Red Planet using its high-definition camera. It reveals a dark region of …
Mars, the red planet - The Planetary Society
Mars once had liquid water on its surface and could have supported life. Scientists are uncovering how Mars transformed into the cold, dry desert world it is today.
Mars - NASA Science
Nov 24, 2025 · Mars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots …
39 Mars facts, discoveries and images - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
May 20, 2025 · A guide to the Red Planet, Mars, including facts about its geology, a history of Mars missions and images captured by astrophotographers.