The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes.

NASA is backing a new generation of nuclear rockets that could compress the months-long journey to Mars into a sprint ...

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover continues collecting and studying Mars samples as uncertainty grows over the future of the Mars Sample Return program.

How important is it to preserve human artifacts on Mars, specifically the myriads of rovers and landers that have helped us better understand the Red Planet? This is what a recent study published in ...

NASA teams are testing drones, robot dogs, and new flight software in America’s toughest deserts to prepare for the ...

The sun is currently at solar maximum. This means that the celestial body is at its peak activity, releasing higher levels of radiation and solar particles. It was a strong solar storm that recently ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

Ars Technica recently reported that NASA has issued a request for a proposal to private companies for commercial Mars missions. The space agency apparently intends to apply the Commercial Lunar ...

Mars ended NASA’s InSight mission on its own terms, not with a dramatic crash or a catastrophic malfunction, but with a slow, ...

A former chief historian of NASA reflects on the history and future of Mars exploration Roger D. Launius The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face ...

US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that he wants to send astronauts back to the moon as soon as possible, ...