Mars may look calm, but its atmosphere harbors storms of staggering scale. Roughly every 5½ Earth years, the planet ...

Severe weather on Mars can sometimes create dust devils, whirlwinds of Martian soil that spin for a few minutes before vanishing. Dust devils form on Earth too, and they can become electrified ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil devouring a smaller storm swirling close behind it on the rim of ...

Warm spells on Mars may spark massive dust storms, scientists say, bringing us closer to predicting Martian weather. Today’s ...

Long-term exposure to Mars dust may pose serious health risks to astronauts, including lung damage and thyroid issues.

Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the red ... Every few years there are globe-encompassing storms that lay down a thick coat,” he told CNN, underlining that spacecraft, vehicles ...

Scientists say they have spotted a dust devil "eating" another on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured the otherworldly scene of several Red Planet mini-twisters spinning on the rim of ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil devouring a smaller storm swirling close behind it on the rim of Jezero Crater. Martian dust devils are spinning columns of warm air that ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/INTA-CSIC/Space Science ...