Mars

Looking at dunes and other rock formations on both Earth and Mars can tell scientists the environmental conditions that created them

"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct."

A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.

Scientists have grown algae in bioplastic habitats under Mars-like conditions, a step that could bring long-term space colonization closer to reality.

The high winds that birth dust devils can also revitalize robots by cleaning their solar cells.

Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million.

"Our work is a new piece of evidence that suggests that Mars was once a much more complex and active planet than it is now."

The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million.

Since then, a multitude of spacecraft have rocketed Marsward from a variety of nations.

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.