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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 collaborative research team has improved visual localization and topographic mapping techniques that enable China's Zhurong rover to navigate and conduct scientific investigations on Mars. These ...

Andy Weir's bestselling story "The Martian" predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National ...

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

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 ...

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 ...