NASA’s Perseverance rover, in its exploration of Mars, has unearthed potential signs of ancient life within Martian rock. This discovery may represent the most compelling evidence to date of past life on the Red Planet. 1 The Perseverance rover’s ...

NASA is gearing up for one of its boldest Mars missions yet, and it’s not just about landing on the Red Planet. In 2028, the agency plans to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft carrying not one, but three helicopters designed to take exploration to new heights.

The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.

BOULDER, Colorado — The existing NASA-European Space Agency effort to establish a Mars Sample Return program is slated to be discontinued. That's the word according to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, a "minibus ...

NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will uncover how the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere. Mars is a very different world today than it once was. Scientists believe the planet used to have a thicker atmosphere,

Bringing samples from Mars back to Earth is one of NASA's most ambitious goals. The plan goes back to the 1970s, with NASA's robotic exploration program, when the first spacecraft landed on the surface of the Red Planet. This planetary exploration program ...

The engine burn is a pivotal move that will put the astronauts on a path that humans haven’t traveled in half a century — one with plenty of risks.