To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity, NASA announced Tuesday a new approach to its Mars Sample Return Program.

The heavy-lift New Glenn rocket soared to success, reaching orbit on its highly anticipated inaugural flight but failing to ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity, NASA announced Tuesday a new ...

Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic eruptions, and may be protecting signs of life — if there ever was life ...

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Hoping for a white Christmas this year? Well, even if there's no snow where ...

A little helicopter finally met its end this year. NASA’s Ingenuity drone made its 72nd and final flight on Mars in January, damaging one of its rotors on landing, concluding one of the most ...

"Even though we're no longer hearing from InSight, it's still teaching us about Mars." NASA's InSight lander continues to contribute valuable knowledge about Mars, even after its retirement.

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon . How ...

Perseverance is the fifth rover to land on the Red Planet. NASA scientists remember Mars Pathfinder’s Sojourner—the 90s experimental endeavor that started it all. Previously, the rover uncovered ...

In case you missed the inaugural “What’s up in the sky?” monthly feature at the start of the month, here’s a reminder to make sure you keep your eyes to the sky these next few days for ...

Although these frosty fields look like a picturesque winter wonderland blanketed in snow, this ice is actually composed of frozen carbon dioxide over the southern Australe Scopuli region of Mars.

A declassified CIA document reveals that 40 years ago, a subject used astral projection to explore Mars around one million years BC. The subject reported seeing pyramids, large roads, and tall ...