Mars

The rovers could use communication "breadcrumbs" to keep in touch with the surface as they explore caves, oceans, and lakes on alien worlds.

The Virtual Telescope Project will be streaming "Five Planets at a glance" on March 28, offering a view of this planetary parade from Rome.

A newly developed machine-learning tool could help scientists search for signs of life on Mars and other alien worlds.

NASA engineers have solved the mystery of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's missing fuel, after estimates suggested the veteran spacecraft could be running on empty.

NASA's Perseverance rover took a brief break from its Mars life hunt on March 18 to capture stunning shots of drifting predawn clouds on the Red Planet.

Engineers have created a superstrong concrete alternative using simulated Martian or lunar soil, potato starch and salt.

Sultan Al Neyadi, who flew to space March 2 as part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, may not fast on the International Space Station under an exception for travelers.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took to the Martian skies again on Tuesday (March 21), making its 48th flight above the floor of Jezero Crater.

Thanks to stunning footage captured by two Mars orbiters, space fans can take a flight through Jezero Crater, the ancient lakebed that's the home of NASA's Perseverance rover.

China's Zhurong Mars rover may be stuck, but scientists using data from the mission are still hopeful that the vehicle can reactivate and explore once more.

Remnants of a modern glacier have been found near Mars' equator, suggesting ice may still exist at shallow depths in the area, which could have significant implications for future human exploration.

Ingenuity's 47th flight on Mars on March 9 featured a plethora of footage from the drone, flying tens of feet above the surface, as well as its companion rover Perseverance.

NASA will discuss its allocated budget for fiscal year 2024 during a news conference on Monday (March 13), and you can watch it live.

The space agency-focused game, similar to Kerbal Space Program, will have players look for life on the Red Planet.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently took to the skies for its 45th flight, traveling nearly one-third of a mile (0.5 kilometers) — and photographing a Red Planet sunset in the process.

The sand dunes of Mars come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, but a new image shows sand dunes that are surprisingly near-perfect circles.

President Joe Biden's 2024 federal budget request allocates $27.2 billion to NASA, a 7% increase over the amount the agency got this year.

The Mars Sample Return mission is an ambitious endeavor that could see Martian geological specimens returned to Earth to search for signs of life on the Red Planet.

Sultan Al Neyadi blasted off March 2 as part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, and says his International Space Station mission will get the UAE ready for the moon and Mars.

NASA's Curiosity Rover has caught its first image of the sunset on Mars as it began a new campaign observing clouds over the Red Planet at twilight.