On a cold, thin-aired world where sound barely carries, a NASA rover has picked up something that should not be possible: the ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

The first clear crackle of Martian lightning has finally reached human ears, captured by a microphone bolted to a rover ...

CNN — A towering whirlwind of dust passed right over the Perseverance rover as it explored the site of an ancient lake on Mars -- and the rover recorded the first sounds of this Martian dust devil ...

On the surface of Mars, the atmosphere is so razor thin that future colonizers would be wise to build an underground solar radiation bunker. But there's still enough atmosphere to make some truly ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

The Perseverance rover listened in as a dust devil whirled by its location on Mars. The Perseverance rover listened in as a dust devil whirled by its location on Mars. On September 27th, 2021, a dust ...

Martian landers have been able capture measurements of wind speeds -- some gauging the cooling rate of heated materials when winds blow over them, others using cameras to image 'tell-tales' that blow ...

A towering whirlwind of dust passed right over the Perseverance rover as it explored the site of an ancient lake on Mars -- and the rover recorded the first sounds of this Martian dust devil using its ...