New research shows that an intense regional dust storm transported unusually high amounts of water vapor into Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting hydrogen escape. The discovery reshapes understanding of ...

According to a new research published in early 2026, our understanding of how Mars became a desert has been completely transformed. While scientists have long known that global dust storms ...

Mars, once a much wetter and more dynamic planet, is now a dry and inhospitable desert. The mystery of how the red planet lost its water has fascinated scientists for decades. A groundbreaking study ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE is the first UC Berkeley-led planetary mission. Its two identical satellites will provide an unprecedented stereo view of Mars’ magnetosphere. Mapping the ionosphere and space ...

What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, ...