NASA’s latest Mars mission is not taking the familiar highway. Instead of a direct cruise along the classic Hohmann transfer, the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft are threading a longer, more intricate path that uses orbital dynamics to trade time for fuel and flexibility.

However, the most interesting equipment to be deployed in the future has to be the robodog. Called the Legged Autonomous Surface Science In Analog Environments for Mars, aka LASSIE-M, it is being trained to go on uncharted territories.

Scientists are testing advanced drones and robot dogs in some of Earth's toughest deserts to prepare for autonomous exploration of Mars. Nasa's projects in Death Valley and beyond are shaping the future of Moon and Red Planet missions.

A NASA mission is set to launch twin spacecraft on a journey to Mars. The robotic orbiters could lift off atop Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket as soon as Sunday.

The plan for the tourist camp comes as NASA wants to send humans to Mars. Mars-V is developing a Mars simulation tourist center in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert for 2029. Tourists experience harsh conditions, simulated survival challenges, and astronaut-like ...

Explore the inspiring story of Alyssa Carson, the astrobiologist PhD candidate dreaming of being the first on Mars; learn about her achievements, education, and why NASA says she's not an astronaut ye

A 62-page document written by billionaire Jared Isaacman outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for the space agency.