NASA is spending this week trying to rouse a veteran Mars orbiter that has not answered a single call in more than a month, a ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

The goal should be a new golden rule linking the search for life elsewhere to the spread of life beyond the bounds of Earth. Humans should expand into the cosmos in the same way that, were the ...

"There are incredibly tantalizing samples in the Perseverance rover's cache that could revolutionize our understanding of ...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...

What innovative rovers can be developed to advance Mars surface exploration? This is what a recent study presented at the Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the Division for ...

This book’s strength lies in its authorship: it is not written by a physicist enthralled by the engineering challenge of Mars ...

Helicopters on Mars may sound like something from a science fiction novel — or perhaps just a typical "Doctor Who" episode. But actually, they're not fully confined to the world of sci-fi; after all, ...

Using images from cameras on Mars orbiters, an international research team has discovered structures on Mars that are very ...

As one of four panels that will provide input to the steering committee of "A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars;" the Panel on Atmospheric Science and Space Physics will identify the ...

On04, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin rovers to ...