The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Near-surface water ice could supply essential resources for future human exploration on the Red Planet. Before sending people ...

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years. This plan was prepared for the NASA Science Mission Directorate's Mars ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has accidentally detected lightning-like electrical discharges on Mars, a breakthrough in ...

Scientists are testing advanced drones and robot dogs in some of Earth's toughest deserts to prepare for autonomous exploration of Mars.

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...

Red Planet Day reminds us how a single spacecraft, Mariner 4, transformed humanity's understanding of Mars and opened a new ...

How important is it to preserve human artifacts on Mars, specifically the myriads of rovers and landers that have helped us better understand the Red Planet? This is what a recent study published in ...

The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the ...

Mars, long considered largely static, has revealed a dynamic interior in recent years. NASA’s InSight mission detected ...