From its perch in the foothills of the 3.4-mile-high mountain, you can see over an expanse of plains, called Aeolis Palus, ...

SpaceX unveiled its now-closed bracket challenge on social media site X with the simple message, "perfect destination for a ...

Mars in March 2025 offers sky enthusiasts prime viewing opportunities, with key dates including March 1, March 9, mid-March, and March 31. Observers can expect optimal conditions for spotting the ...

Scientists found the longest organic molecules ever on Mars — ancient carbon chains that resemble the building blocks of life ...

It was a classic low probability high consequence situation, in that even if people were skeptical, the impact of any successes would be huge.' ...

A European spacecraft on a journey to study NASA's asteroid crash site did a quick pop-in of Mars on its way, capturing unprecedented images of Mars' lesser-known moon, Deimos. Mars has two moons ...

When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts its first test flight on the Red Planet, the agency's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will be close by, as seen in this artist's concept. NASA MARCI ...

Back in 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on the moon, scientists knew of just 31 other moons in our solar system. Fast forward to today, and the numbers have skyrocketed.

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical signatures of past life, if it ever existed. Scientists have announced ...