For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

In November 2011, NASA launched a space mission to explore the planet Mars through a vehicle known as Curiosity. After a long journey, the rover landed on the red planet on August ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

NASA canceled its plan to bring samples of rock from Mars back to Earth. The Perseverance rover has been traversing the ...

A recent photo from NASA's Curiosity rover gives an idea of what Mars would look like under skies that resemble our own on ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back a striking new "postcard" from high on the slopes of the Red Planet's Mount Sharp, ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

NASA Curiosity rover, which launched from Florida in 2011, captured panoramic image of Mars that resembles a sunset on Earth.

New findings from Mars reveal ancient rivers, lakes, and organic-rich sediments that could have supported microscopic life.

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

NASA lost communication with its MAVEN probe nearly a month ago, and efforts to re-establish a connection have been futile.