The signs of wave ripples in the sandy shores of ancient lake beds, created as wind pushed water back and forth have been found on Mars providing evidence that there were open bodies of water, not ...
Nuclear thermal propulsion fuel could reduce the travel time for missions to Mars from six months to just 45 days.
Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...
Earlier this month, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials presented two possible plans for the mission, known as Mars Sample Return, for the incoming administration.
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
The wheels of rovers wear out badly on Mars. NASA is testing new types of wheels made from a special alloy that are less susceptible to deformation.
NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...
In a letter addressed to the next NASA administrator—who, if Trump’s nomination is confirmed, will be Shift4 CEO and SpaceX ally Jared Isaacman—Nelson highlighted the space agency’s work during his ...
NASA recently released an overhead view of what appears to be massive kidney beans found on Mars' northern hemisphere. In ...
We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics ...