A former chief historian of NASA reflects on the history and future of Mars exploration Roger D. Launius The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face ...

For thousands of years, Mars aka the Red Planet, has fascinated skywatchers from countless civilizations and cultures, leading some to speculate that it was a lush world full of life. However, the ...

Mars, long considered largely static, has revealed a dynamic interior in recent years. NASA’s InSight mission detected ...

ESA’s Mars Express mission has uncovered a fascinating geological formation on the Red Planet: a massive crater that eerily ...

CNN — (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Mars exploration. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine ...

The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the ...

So Nasa has been testing new drone technology in a part of the Death Valley National Park, in California, USA. The area, ...

Major space missions in 2025 are reshaping exploration. Here's a detailed look at key NASA missions, global projects, and the ...

Space, “the final frontier,” may soon reveal evidence of other life within our solar system. And the first step is Mars. Spirit — the first of NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers to successfully land ...

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Epsom-like salts believed to be common on Mars may be a major source of water there, say geologists at Indiana University Bloomington and Los Alamos National Laboratory. In their ...

NASA is continually developing next-generation technologies to explore Mars, and a recent study conducted in Death Valley ...