We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric ...

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...

Nasa has been working on a range of technologies for astronauts to travel to and from Mars, which would take three years.

Groundbreaking research into Mars' energy balance reveals a polar surplus driving dynamic weather patterns, including massive ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...

In April, after an independent review found “near zero probability” of Mars Sample Return making its proposed 2028 launch ...

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.