The signs of wave ripples in the sandy shores of ancient lake beds, created as wind pushed water back and forth have been found on Mars providing evidence that there were open bodies of water, not ...

The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA 's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics ...

The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic ...

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

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, aimed at analyzing Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover, faces a ...

NASA has launched Blue Ghost Mission 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity, NASA announced Tuesday a new ...

"Pursuing two potential paths forward will ensure that NASA is able bring these samples back from Mars with significant cost and schedule saving compared to the previous plan," said NASA ...

This photo was selected by public vote and featured as "Image of the Week" for Week 203 (Dec. 29, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2025) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.