An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

Heat-resistance testing has been conducted on a secretive Chinese weapon, in what is the first confirmation of its existence.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, aimed at analyzing Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover, faces a ...

One hundred people were due to take a one-way trip to Mars in 2023 — and, while some experts say it was a suicide mission, ...

Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and ...

NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...

Only the US, Russia and China have previously docked in space. The expertise is critical for advanced missions.

A switch to Mars would impact programs such as the moon-focused Space Launch System, a multibillion-dollar rocket that ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is skygazing and photographing lovely examples of noctilucent clouds on Mars. The wispy formations ...

The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.