Mars has hosted a surprising number of robotic visitors, yet the question of where humans should touch down remains wide open ...

When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a ...

Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered the most promising landing site for humans, aiming to prepare for the ...

The presence of ice could also help scientists search for signs of life, as it can preserve biomarkers of past life.

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while also exhibiting the potential for finding life beyond Earth? This is what a ...

NASA reported 2025 achievements in lunar, Mars, and Earth science missions, including Artemis II preparations, CLPS landers, Mars ESCAPADE, ISS research, heliophysics, and new astronaut candidates.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA ...

Once on Mars, the half dozen rotorcraft would act in concert as they explore the region around the landing site using cameras and subsurface radar scanners. Aside from general information, the goal ...

The Japanese space agency JAXA is studying use of inflatable aeroshells to enable landings of small Mars rovers. Credit: ISAS/JAXA WASHINGTON — An institute in Japan’s space agency is pursuing a ...

Opportunity and Spirit survive "six minutes of terror." “Landing on Mars” is the story of Opportunity and Spirit surviving a massive solar flare during cruise ...

US President Donald Trump has revealed a far-reaching new executive order outlining America's priorities in space for the ...