Rocket Lab proposes a three-launch MSR mission, beginning with a telecommunications satellite that would remain in Mars orbit and be available for use by NASA and other customers beyond the MSR ...

Mars Science Laboratory Our How Things Work feature for November 2011 focuses on the landing of the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory in August 2012. But that will be just the start of this most ...

An anthropologist recounts how a small island nation built and deployed its first satellite—and what their effort says about ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

Russia is testing a new plasma rocket engine that would drastically reduce travel time from earth to mars using charged ...

The six-wheeled rover took three-and-a-half months to complete the 1,640-feet (500- meter) climb, taking a few scheduled ...

Red-and-green-tinted clouds drift through the Martian sky in a new set of images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover using its ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are creating a “Golden Age of Space Exploration.” ...

These innovations include inflatable landing gear, advanced space suits designed to withstand Mars' harsh weather ... was installed into the Columbus Laboratory on ISS, which will allow astronauts ...

NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.

Mars spacecraft teamed up with an AI model to find a new impact crater on on the Martian surface, changing our understanding ...

It’s a highly complex process, as it involves landing a spacecraft ... But a successful Mars Return Mission will allow scientists to study the Martian material in laboratory conditions ...