The Perseverance rover on Mars is set to begin its newest challenge: a slog up the rim of the Jezero Crater that will take months to complete. The rover will face steep slopes and difficult terrain, ...

Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and ...

Nearly half of Mars dust consists of silica, which on Earth is known to cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease that ...

While ascending Mount Sharp, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has had to swing around a small ridgeline dubbed "Devil’s Gate." ...

Elon Musk announced SpaceX plans to launch a Starship carrying Optimus robots to Mars by the end of 2026, aiming to ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured rare footage of dust devils interacting on Mars, offering new insights into the planet’s ...

NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman believes the US can simultaneously handle missions to both the moon and Mars.

On Mars, swirling columns of dust—known as dust devils—regularly roam the landscape, sometimes colliding in dramatic displays ...

The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...

Nighthawk would fly to altitudes of up to 4,920 feet (1,500 meters) above the Martian average, covering distances of up to ...

A proposed Mars helicopter mission would search for signs of life, water and future human footholds in a vast volcanic canyon ...