We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...

NASA recently released an overhead view of what appears to be massive kidney beans found on Mars' northern hemisphere. In ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

A switch to Mars would impact programs such as the moon-focused Space Launch System, a multibillion-dollar rocket that ...

We're hurtling toward a new era of mega-rockets with enough power to send colonists to the red planet, but should we?

NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them ...

Mars is an attractive candidate for colonization for several reasons. It is relatively close to Earth, with journeys taking ...

NASA has been committed to the exploration of planet Mars, and now scientists have decided to use nuclear fission energy as ...

NASA is weighing two options to return samples from Mars — one using proven technology and another that seeks help from ...

The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...

Liquid water on Mars reveals potential for life but challenges NASA with technological and ethical dilemmas. Learn why this ...

Recent exceptional rock discoveries have only mounted pressure on NASA to solve the problems facing its Mars Sample Return mission, its plan to fly bits of rock, dust, and air collected by ...