NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to ...

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." ...

Blue Ghost will orbit our celestial neighbor for 16 days before attempting a descent to the lunar surface. “Blue Ghost is a third of ... we’ll be capturing critical science data for our NASA customers ...

But how well do you really know our planetary neighbor? This quiz of 15 questions will test your knowledge of Mars' size, surface and history, as well as scientists' attempts to study it. Remember to ...

Credit: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold It ... McCoy says that this water “likely existed not on the surface, but as a vein or pocket under the surface of the asteroid.” ...

Fortunately, there's a solution: NASA's eXternal Vision System (XVS) provides a high-definition display of the world beyond. "A 4K-monitor serves as the central 'window' allowing the pilot to ...

The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA's Glenn Research Center ... has almost no protective atmosphere, meaning its surface is often pelted with speeding ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid ... Facts & information — NASA, ESA join forces on life-hunting ExoMars rover — Mars ...

All month, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark, according to NASA.

Every 26 months there are launch windows to send missions from Earth to Mars. SpaceX is working toward sending five SpaceX Starships to Mars in 2026. The unmanned missions in 2026 could expand with ...

According to NASA, this is around the time when the planet is closest to Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter. Mars is currently appears the brightest since late 2022. It will reach ...