Despite the significant strides made in space exploration, the dream of setting foot on Mars remains elusive. The journey to ...

Learn about past and upcoming Mars missions, NASA's role in Mars exploration, and the future of human space travel, including ...

If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there. Enter M-MATISSE, a potential precursor to a crewed mission to the Red Planet ...

What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while also exhibiting the potential for finding life beyond Earth? This is what a ...

NASA's first multiple-satellite mission to another planet will map Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D, laying the ...

If humans set foot on Mars (as shown in this artist’s rendering), they will contend with a harsh environment. US President Donald Trump last week laid out one of the biggest challenges ever for NASA — ...

We've known about wind on Mars for decades, but thanks to new research from a Swiss team, we have a better idea of just how strong those winds are.

AeroVironment and JPL propose "Skyfall," a Mars mission concept utilizing a swarm of six autonomous helicopters instead of traditional landers, significantly reducing mission cost and complexity. The ...

Hoping to push Mars exploration into top gear and do recon for a future crewed landing, AeroVironment has released its concept for a mission consisting of half a dozen autonomous helicopters that ...

University of Arizona space sciences professor Peter Smith says he’s anxious to get to work exploring the arctic plains of Mars. “I’m tired of talking about what’s gonna happen on this mission,” says ...

Starship, which has launched 11 times in South Texas, was NASA's vehicle of choice to land astronauts on the moon. Now the ...

The company announced Thursday that its ongoing test campaign and infrastructure expansion have positioned Starship to ...