As humanity reaches for the stars, one bold vision stands out: building a second home on Mars.With growing momentum from NASA ...

Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries — and learning to do more with ...

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the area in front of it using its onboard Front Right Hazard Avoidance Camera A. This image was acquired on March 31, 2023 (Sol 750) at the ...

The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable than it appears — but Martian soil is also dense and clay-like, the ...

Tohoku University researchers are looking underfoot to uncover the mysterious past of Mars: Martian regoliths in the soil. Their water storage capabilities may help us understand the change in ...

Ingenuity — the first powered aircraft to fly at another planet — arrived at Mars on Feb. 18, clinging to Perseverance's belly. Its first flight was April 19; NASA named the takeoff and ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, plans to launch an explorer in 2024 to land on the Martian moon Phobos to collect 10 grams (0.35 ounce) of soil and bring it back to Earth in 2029.

This image provided by NASA shows Perseverance rover capturing a portrait of its recently completed sample depot using its Mastcam-Z camera on Jan. 31, 2023. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS via AP) ...

L aurie Leshin fell in love with Mars when she was 10 years old. It was 1976, the year NASA landed its twin Viking probes on the surface of the Red Planet, beaming back the first closeups of the ...