Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the ...

A British propulsion company is aiming to harness nuclear fusion and drastically cut travel times to far off places in space.

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

Here's what they might reveal about the origins of life in our universe—if we can get them back to Earth. Clouds of water ice can be seen drifting over ancient volcanoes on Mars. But billions of ...

A 30-foot-high inflatable version of the planet Mars, part of an exhibit at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., rolled ...

Multiple plans exist to explore Mars in the coming decades using robotic and crewed missions. The ultimate goal of these ...

In his lecture, Levine noted, the United States is planning a human mission to Mars that may begin as early as 2035. The ...

Long-term exposure to Mars dust may pose serious health risks to astronauts, including lung damage and thyroid issues.

British startup Pulsar Fusion has unveiled Sunbird, a space rocket concept designed to meet spacecraft in orbit, attach to ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is testing spacesuit materials on Mars to help scientists design gear for future astronauts.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

The finding also adds fuel to the fire to return samples from Mars so scientists can study them on Earth with more ...