TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan — Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve samples that may ...

Space habitats may need to protect astronauts’ mental and social wellbeing, not just shield them from physical hazards. An ...

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman ’s ambitious plans to build a nuclear-powered spacecraft and fly it to Mars will cost over $2 billion, the agency confirmed this week.

Japan's MMX mission will explore Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, to collect samples and study Solar System origins, ...

India’s space program had an unlikely beginning: scientists worked from a church while rocket components were transported by ...

Mars is not an American frontier. It is a universal heritage site. The first human footprint on Martian soil must represent a species, not a flag. If we launch a crew without a global mandate, we risk ...

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than ...

What: A SETI Live discussion on 50 years of Mars exploration since the historic Viking 1 landing. Guests: SETI Institute ...

A crewed mission to Mars would rank among the most complex and costly undertakings in human history—and US President Donald Trump has vowed to make it a national priority. That political momentum, ...

Earth’s neighbor still has secrets that science is trying to figure out, and one of them is potential signs of life.