NASA’s Perseverance rover faced a tense situation on Mars when its drill bit became lodged in a layer of rock, delaying its ...

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

NASA’s “leopard-spotted” Martian rock may be the clearest potential sign of ancient microbial life yet—proof awaits sample ...

The Perseverance rover's Mastcam-Z camera to captured this view on the rim of Jezero Crater. Credit: Space.com | footage ...

Mars is where that leadership will be proven. And if NASA is serious about sending humans there, and keeping them safe while they’re there, that investment in long-term infrastructure needs to start ...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development lab federally funded by NASA and managed by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and is responsible for the building and ...

Whirling dust devils and winds on Mars can move at an unexpected 99 miles per hour. The dust they send into the atmosphere could affect future missions.

As our solar system’s interstellar visitor hides behind the Sun, humankind’s expeditions to Mars have stepped up to provide an extra set of eyes. On Tuesday, the European Space Agency announced that ...

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We're already using dust information to plan our future missions. Our ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover is planned to touchdown on Mars in 2030 to avoid landing during the planet's global dust storm ...