Drilling two meters deep for sampling will be a world first,” said Hou Zengqian, China’s chief scientist on the Tianwen-3 ...

The mission will also carry its own orbital communications equipment, he added. “Then for communications on Mars, we'll be using a version of Starlink to provide internet on Mars,” Musk said.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most ...

The $10 billion addition to the Artemis architecture, which includes funding for additional Space Launch System rockets and ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover faced a challenging Mars rock named “Kenmore,” revealing valuable insights into Martian geology.

1951 Flight to Mars In this sci-fi drama, scientists arrive on Mars to find a planet populated by a subterranean, dying race similar to humans—who may be plotting a desperate invasion of Earth.

Since the 1960s, humans have set out to discover what Mars can teach us about how planets grow and evolve, and whether it has ever hosted alien life. So far, only uncrewed spacecraft have made the ...

SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes in Setback to Musk's Mars Mission By Jaspreet Singh and Cassell Bryan-Low (Reuters) -SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded into a dramatic fireball during ...

NEW YORK — As visitors go up the stairs to the third floor of the Museum of the Moving Image to see “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — Story and Spectacle,” they hear the exhibition first.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A NASA mission led by University of Arizona researchers is at risk of being canceled, despite already being underway and offering what scientists call a once-in-a-lifetime ...