Dust devils form when the planet’s surface heats up, pushing hot air close to the ground rapidly up through cooler air above.

A new study led by Dr. Valentin Bickel from the Center for Space and Habitability at the University of Bern shows that wind speeds on Mars are significantly higher than previously thought. These ...

Curiosity's view of the Martian landscape on May 12, 2025. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA's Curiosity Rover has been roaming the Red Planet since 2012, taking thousands of pictures, drilling small holes in ...

When you wonder what the weather is going to be like in the next few days, you turn on the WDRB Weather report. But have you ever wondered what the weather is like right no on Mars? Well wonder no ...

One of the ongoing challenges of landing both robotic explorers and, eventually, people on Mars is the unpredictable nature of the weather there. With massive dust storms which can blow in and change ...

A new study reveals that Mars’ dust devils race across the planet at speeds up to 160 km/h, far exceeding earlier estimates.

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. I like ...

Understanding how air moves across a planet is key to predicting its weather and climate. On Earth, these patterns shape ...

The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) collects atmospheric measurements that will provide a regular weather report from Jezero Crater on Mars. Each of two horizontal booms mounted on the ...

Mars has an atmosphere; therefore it must have weather. Starting with this thesis—as thin as the Martian atmosphere itself—Seymour L. Hess of Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Ariz, set out to chart ...