Mars

The moon and Mars have battled for precedence in NASA's exploration priorities.

A new map of distribution of minerals on Mars reveals the history of past water abundance on the Red Planet and could even shape future space missions.

NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the moon, in preparation for our eventual journey to Mars.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is heading back to an enchanting outcrop of sedimentary rocks the spacecraft first visited back in April.

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity took to the skies on Saturday (Aug. 20) for the first time in more than two months, acing a short hop that was its 30th overall Red Planet sortie.

While places like the Haughton-Mars Project do not perfectly model the soil chemistry, intense radiation, lower gravity, or thin atmosphere of Mars, there is still great value in the work done here.

On day six it was time for our first traverse away from the Haughton-Mars Project base on Devon Island in the Arctic.

Hard science fiction author Eric Choi talks about the inspiration behind the stories in his new collection, "Just Like Being There", which draws from many real-life space stories.

The Haughton-Mars Project is planting flags and leaving footprints, but in a very different way than Apollo astronauts did on the moon.

Being in an environment such as the simulated Martian landscape of the Haughton-Mars Project in the Arctic magnifies what would normally be small problems.

On the morning of Friday (Aug. 19), the moon and Mars will both be visible in the eastern sky.

The soil and water of Mars are normally too harsh for crops, but research led by a then-high schooler finds that alfalfa plants and photosynthetic bacteria might help make conditions fit for farming.

When flying to the Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) base, the impression is one of a vast wasteland below. The landscape looks featureless and bleak, but in fact holds many surprises.

An international team of researchers has devised a plasma-based approach to producing oxygen on Mars to support exploration.

Look for Mars low on the eastern horizon Saturday (Aug. 13) as the Red Planet comes into the evening sky, shining with Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.

The Month on Mars expedition begins its fieldwork listening to some of the earliest radio frequency signals in the universe.

NASA's InSight Mars lander has discovered little evidence of underground water at its site, but scientists are urging more research before drawing firm conclusions.

Perseverance Mars rover is gathering up samples of Martian rock and soil that could help tease out an answer concerning past life on Mars.

The Month on Mars expedition traveled to the Haughton-Mars Project base for its summer field season at a simulated Martian outpost.

As the Mars rover traverses the planet, it's come across pieces of its entry, landing, and descent hardware.