NASA’s latest Mars mission is not taking the familiar highway. Instead of a direct cruise along the classic Hohmann transfer, ...

At this point, sending probes to Mars has almost become routine, but the ESCAPADE mission is showing that there's always a ...

The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

NASA's first dual-satellite mission to another planet, ESCAPADE, is slated to launch this weekend. Mars is about to receive a double dose of attention. This weekend, a pair of identical NASA ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission may get a reprieve from an unexpected source. Lockheed Martin has proposed a streamlined, lower-cost alternative that could slash the mission’s price tag ...

But now, the 38-year-old engineer’s chances of getting to space may have improved — the Owings Mills resident is one of 100 semi-finalists named last month by Dutch organization Mars One for a mission ...

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than ...

NASA’s incredible Ingenuity helicopter spent nearly three flying across the surface of Mars, becoming the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth. After ...

After an independent review concluded NASA's plans to robotically collect and return rock and soil samples from Mars could cost up to $11 billion, NASA "pulled the plug" and is focusing on two options ...