The south polar region of Mars When it was shared: Jan. 29, 2025 Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the ...

Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ...

President Trump vowed Monday to be the first commander-in-chief to put US astronauts on Mars. “The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth ...

I think I’ll take Mars over the “golden age of America” any day. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.

For much of North America, this enchanting phenomenon will be visible as the moon temporarily hides Mars from view. Known as a lunar occultation, this event occurs only about once every 14 years ...

The method could propel a 220-lb. (100 kilograms) robotic spacecraft to Mars in only three days, he said. "There are recent advances which take this from science fiction to science reality," Lubin ...

That’s because at opposition, Mars is about as close to Earth as it will get during this orbit. The actual closest approach occurs three days earlier, on Jan. 12. Mars reaches opposition Jan. 15 ...