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 ...

If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to live life on the moon or Mars, now's your chance to find out without actually having to leave planet Earth. NASA is officially calling for research ...

The first astronauts to set foot on Mars should hunt for signs of past or present Red Planet life. That's the overarching conclusion of an in-depth report about human Mars exploration from the U.S.

Japan's MMX mission will blast off soon to collect Martian moon samples. The spacecraft will orbit Mars for three years and ...

Despite the significant strides made in space exploration, the dream of setting foot on Mars remains elusive. The journey to the Red Planet is fraught with numerous challenges, from technical and ...

A swarm of spherical rovers, blown by the wind like tumbleweeds, could enable large-scale and low-cost exploration of the Martian surface, according to results presented at the Joint Meeting of the ...

Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, time flows differently on Mars than on Earth. NIST scientists have now nailed down the difference, showing that Mars clocks tick slightly faster—and fluctuate over the ...

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system ...

The uncrewed Martian Moons eXploration probe may help unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

WASHINGTON — The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes. The report, A Science Strategy for the ...