The US space agency NASA has been greatly contributing to space science since its establishment in 1958, from the space race between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War that led to the ...

Mars’ Perseverance rover examines towering “Hazyview” sand ripples, revealing ancient winds and mysterious water-dust interactions. Could these dormant formations still shift today? Discover what ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

As NASA and others plan manned exploration of Mars in the future, the idea of 'building a base or habitat on Mars' is becoming a reality. One of the major obstacles in building a Mars base is 'how to ...

Curiosity is exploring Mars’ boxwork terrain, where ridges and hollows may have formed from cementation and erosion. The rover has been documenting rock textures and chemistry, comparing smoother ...

NASA rover detects electrical discharges - 'mini-lightning' - on Mars The six-wheeled rover, exploring Mars since 2021 at a locale called Jezero Crater in its northern hemisphere, picked up these ...

Mars, our neighboring red planet, has long been a focal point of fascination for scientists and space enthusiasts alike. While many eagerly await the day when humanity can venture beyond Earth, ...

The Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater for years, but it's never found an otherworldly object quite like this one until now.

The only way to create a sustainable program of exploring the moon and Mars with humans, beyond the initial flush of achievement, is by fully integrating science into our planning. We won’t be able to ...

Scientists have found signs of shallow water ice on Mars in a region that could be ideal for human exploration. This ...

The White House scheme to reshape NASA by slashing its funding could jeopardize future human flights to Mars. Shown here is NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft - one of the three Mars orbiters set to ...