A huge dust storm began forming on Mars in May 2018 and had expanded to encircled the planet by mid-June. See images of the storm here.

Mars’ atmosphere is much thinner than Earth’s, so dust storms on the Red Planet can’t generate much force. But they can still be trouble. In 2018, for example, a global dust storm buried the solar ...

A massive dust storm on Mars that covered one-fourth of planet just a week ago has grown into a global weather event, NASA officials said Wednesday (June 20). Skip to main content.

The dust storm on Mars grew from a small, local storm into a massive event over the course of the last two weeks. Opportunity is located near the middle of the storm, while the newer rover ...

Mars is no stranger to dust storms, but this one isn’t a run-of-the-mill tempest. It’s far more gargantuan. In fact, it's happening worldwide.

The dust storm is the biggest on Mars since 2007. Martian dust storms are common, especially during the planet's Southern Hemisphere spring and summer, when it is closest to the sun, NASA said.

As an intense dust storm rages on Mars , many are wondering — how bad can a Martian storm really be? Tuesday (June 12), NASA's Opportunity rover stopped communications amid a severe dust storm ...

Dust storms, she noted, pose real risks for Mars exploration. The Warm-Up Before the Storm Pieris and her colleagues studied weather data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which has ...

A dust storm has reduced sunlight and visibility on Mars. But NASA's Curiosity rover, seen in a self-portrait taken last week in the Gale Crater, runs on nuclear energy and is powering through.

Dust storms on Mars could one day pose dangers to human astronauts, damaging equipment and burying solar panels. New research gets closer to predicting when extreme weather might erupt on the Red ...

Dust storms on Mars are something to behold. Many begin as smaller storms that swirl around the ice caps at the planet's north and south poles, usually during the second half of the Martian year ...