Mars has been considered a calm, or rather a ‘dormant’ planet, cold, dusty, and not very active in terms of geology. But recent scientific findings have managed to alter the way we view Mars in a ...

Add this to Mars’ long list of mysteries. NASA’s now defunct InSight Mars Lander has produced data that indicates that the red planet’s rotation rate, the rate at which it spins on its axis, is ...

Mars is rotating more quickly than it used to, according to data that NASA’s InSight lander collected on the red planet.The now-retired InSight was armed with a suite of instruments, including ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Mars is spinning faster and faster, shortening the length of its days.

While the batteries on NASA’s InSight lander officially ran out of juice in December 2022, scientists are still pouring over the droves of radio science data sent back to Earth from the brave robotic ...

Mars’ rotation is speeding up slightly, but enough for scientists to notice. A new study suggests the cause could be a massive plume deep underground, quietly affecting how the planet rotates. The ...