It looks like NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has come to a bureaucratic end. The mission was to be the crowning ...

A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

NASA has selected L3Harrist o develop advanced optics and mirror systems for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a flagship ...

Long thought of as a dry, barren world, Mars may once have shimmered with shades of blue. A new study reveals the discovery ...

Led by the University of Bern, the study involved investing Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars.

NASA has launched a competition to help develop food sources for astronauts on Mars. The winning idea might even help people ...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...

Using images from cameras on Mars orbiters, an international research team has discovered structures on Mars that are very ...

There’s a lot of energy right now around taking big leaps with deep-space missions, as sustained lunar activity and Mars exploration gain momentum. Commercial players are leading, but major leaps ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.