NASA has launched the Mars to Table Challenge, seeking Earth-independent food systems capable of sustaining astronauts on ...

Mars has always felt like a distant neighbor, reachable only after a long, risky cruise through deep space. Now engineers ...

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 ...

For thousands of years, Mars aka the Red Planet, has fascinated skywatchers from countless civilizations and cultures, leading some to speculate that it was a lush world full of life. However, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASA solicited proposals for studies of commercial approaches to carrying out some aspects of Mars exploration, including delivery of payloads and communications and imaging services. Credit: NASA ...

Mars is a harsh, dusty world where fine, electrostatically charged particles shape both its landscape and the fate of robotic ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft lifts off on March 3.. Photo: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Big state-funded science experiments and large nuclear rovers may come to mind ...

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 ...

Scientists have traced ancient Martian shorelines inside a giant canyon, revealing where a vast ocean once stood and why ...