Astronomers found evidence that solar storms and dust storms magnify heat synergistically on Mars, by as much as 90 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).

In Perseverance Valley, the weather has been atrocious of late, so much so that NASA’s Opportunity rover has gone offline because it is dependent on solar power, and well, there is no sunlight. This ...

Solar storms may affect weather on Mars when they strike at the same time as major Martian dust storms, a new study suggests for the first time. Researchers found evidence of rising temperatures in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comparison of Mars before (left) and during (right) the June 2018 dust storm, which coincided with the solar energetic particle ...

Mars has a dust problem. This is what NASA recommends as the safety limit for Martian dust.

NASA scientists are hopeful that the prolonged hibernation for the Opportunity rover has not led to a system malfunction or that the planet-encircling dust storm has not irreparably damaged the ...

Dust storms on Mars have a bad reputation for covering the planet and spelling doom for solar-powered rovers, like Opportunity. But when a wind vortex, also known as a dust devil, recently passed over ...

When a Lancaster University team set out to learn whether solar energetic particle events — bursts of high-speed charged particles unleashed by solar flares and coronal mass ejections — could warm ...

Dust devils are a regular feature on Mars. Just like those found on Earth, these mini whirlwinds form when parts of Mars are warmed by the sun, causing air above the surface to swirl upward and carry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image is from ESA's Mars Express shows part of Mamers Valles, a huge valley system in Mars' northern hemisphere. | Credit: ...

NASA has released a report recommending an initial health standard for the Martian dust that astronauts could inhale during ...

Mars may react differently when trouble arrives from two directions at once. A solar particle storm and a planet-wide dust storm overlapped in 2018, and temperatures rose in the lower atmosphere where ...