N ew research suggests that temperatures on ancient Mars may have fluctuated between hot and cold periods through a relatively short period during its lifetime of billions of years. But these hot ...

Mars is in fact a very cold planet by human standards: NASA says the mean temperature on the Red Planet is around -85 degrees F. But it’s also a very dry planet, ...

Mars likely had cold and icy past, new study finds. Story by Science X staff • 10mo. T he question of whether Mars ever supported life has captivated the imagination of scientists and the public ...

Detection of ferrihydrite in Martian red dust records ancient cold and wet conditions on Mars. Nature Communications. Published online February 25, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56970-z.

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a ...

A Cold Moon only happens once a year while Mars is in retrograde every 26 months. On Wednesday night, the two events will collide.

CBS News Miami Live. MIAMI - December's full moon, also known as the "cold moon," will shine bright in the night sky this Wednesday, peaking at 11:08 p.m. . Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars will also be ...

A cold moon will coincide with Mars in retrograde Wednesday night, setting up a unique lunar event. Here’s how to watch it in Boise, Idaho.

Mars may be a dry and arid planet today, but scientists know that Earth's neighbor was much wetter and much more like our planet in its ancient past.. These new findings from a team of researchers ...

The December cold moon, which features an incredibly rare Mars eclipse, is the last full moon of the year this Wednesday night. The lunar event falls on the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 17 ...