The north pole of Mars is a fascinating region packed with dusty ice layers. According to NASA , the layers are up to 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) thick and were deposited over millions of years.

Following the 7-planet alignment, Mars will be visible in the sky in March. Here's everything you need to know about this cosmic spectacle and how to watch it.

The Mars Explorer Barbie is Mattel's first Barbie promoted as produced in collaboration with NASA, after nearly a 50-year history of dressing the dolls in spacesuits. [ Toys In Space: Photo Gallery ] ...

Large amounts of dust that help give the Red Planet Mars its butterscotch-pink sky is being blown into the atmosphere by whirling dust devils and occasional but powerful gusts of wind, NASA's ...

Saturday/Sunday, April 12/13: Full Pink Moon April’s full moon, the pink moon, will rise in the east for North Americans during dusk on Saturday, April 12, in a monthly show of beauty unmatched ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Manuel de la Torre is a Martian weatherman, and the forecast for Curiosity's landing site calls for clear skies now but dust storms in the not-so-distant future. "We are ...

See a Moon-planet Pyramid, a Pink 'Micromoon,' and a Meteor Shower With Fireballs in April's Night Sky. ... On the evening of April 5, it will appear close to bright orange Mars in the southwest sky.

NASA has shared stunning views of Mars in ultraviolet wavelengths. The images of the red planet were taken by an instrument on its MAVEN spacecraft, which launched in November 2013.

Mercury, the speedy little planet closest to the sun, is making a special twilight appearance this month as a bright pink dot low in the sky. The show started on Feb. 8 and will continue until Feb ...