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

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

For centuries, we have been gazing into space with fascination, dreaming of travelling to distant planets. To make these ...

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint of heart. We're not talking days, weeks, or months. But there are ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...

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

Previously, the Mars Sample Return mission had been estimated to cost around 11 billion dollars and would not return a sample ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.

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

One of the two options would use tried-and-true methods for landing on Mars demonstrated by past rover missions, such as the "sky crane," but would require using a smaller ascent vehicle than ...