That pivot has sparked a race, with major contenders pitching ways to keep Mars missions online. What’s at stake isn’t a ...

The Mastcam-Z instrument, a pair of zoom-capable cameras on Perseverance's neck-like mast, allows scientists to capture ...

The mineral suggests Mars may have been active for longer than we thought, with potential implications for life on the Red ...

As NASA sees change, astronaut and Space Force Brig. Gen. Nick Hague expects the agency to remain laser focused on returning ...

This is because these objects formed “billions of years ago when liquid water still existed on the Red Planet. Water carried ...

On Aug. 12, 2005, NASA launched its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission. Some of the best cameras ever launched into ...

In 2024, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collected an unusual rock sample. The rock, named Sapphire Canyon, features white, ...

An alternative trajectory developed for a NASA Mars smallsat mission could enable other missions to go to Mars outside ...

A Ph.D. student and his supervisor have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a breathtaking panorama of the Red Planet surface depicted in false-color under a ...

Acheron Fossae is filled with dramatic landscape features — most notably, its namesake fossae, or fault-like channels that ...

In further alignment with Trump’s energy goals, Sean Duffy, transportation secretary and acting NASA administrator, announced plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon. The private sector is ...