AseniorNasaengineerhassaidthefirstpersontosetfootonMarsshouldbeawoman.AllisonMcIntyre,whoputsprospectivespacetravellersthroughtheirpacesatJohnsonSpaceCenterinHo
TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)isgearingupfortheMay5launchofitsnewMarslanderfromtheWestCoast.TheroboticInSight,shortforInteriorExploratio
ItmayrainonceadecadeorlessinSouthAmerica'sAtacamaDesert,buttinybacteriaandmicroorganismssurvivethere,hintingatthepossibilityofsimilarlifeonMars,researcherssaidM
“We’regoingtoMars!”“Astronaut”JacquelineFaytoldCGTNassheexitedthe50x50-meterMarspodsheandfiveotherspaceexplorershadsharedforfourdays.FayparticipatedinIsraelSpac
Inresponsetosensinganunexpectedlylowbatteryvoltage,MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO),atMarssince2006,putitselfintoaprecautionarystandbymodethisweek,accordingtotheU
U.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)'sseniorMarsrover,Opportunity,recentlyuseditsnavigationcameratotakethecomponentimagesofpossible"rockstripes,"
TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)planstokeepusingtheMarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO)pastthemid-2020s,thespaceagencysaidonFriday."Wearecountin
NASAhastransformedselfiestakenbyitsMarsroverCuriosityintoastunningself-portrait.Releasedthisweek,thephotoshowsCuriosityinthemiddleofthedusty,redMartianterrain,w
Afteratumultuouspoliticalyear,theGrammystookastandfortherightsofwomenandimmigrants--butthetopawardswenttoasingerwhosemindisonsex,boozeandparties.Thesurpriseswee
ThemanbehindaprojecttoestablishapermanenthabitablesettlementonMarshassaidhehopespeoplewillonedayinhabitfloatingballoonssuspendedinVenus’thickatmosphereorpodsfix
EveryonefromElonMusktoDonaldTrumpwantstosendamannedmissiontoMarsinthenottoodistantfuture,buttherearequiteafewproblemsthatneedtobesolvedbeforewecanachievethatgoa
BuriedglaciershavebeenspottedonMars,offeringnewhintsabouthowmuchwatermaybeaccessibleontheRedPlanetandwhereitislocated,researcherssaidThursday.Althoughicehaslong
ResearchersbelievetheyhavefoundtheanswerastowhathappenedtoallthewaterthatwasonceonMars.Muchofit,theyproposedWednesday,maybelockedupinstone."Theresultsrevealedth
Theworld'snewestisland--formedduringavolcaniceruptionintheremotePacificthreeyearsago--mayoffercluestohowlifepotentiallydevelopedonMars,NASAsaidWednesday.Theisla
USPresidentDonaldTrumpsignedhisadministration'sfirstspacepolicydirectiveonMonday,formallydirectingtheUSspaceagencyNASAtosendastronautsbacktothemoonandeventually
U.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)announcedTuesdaythatitsnextmissiontoMarsin2020willboastasouped-uprovervehicletoseeksignsofancientmicrobiallif
AnannouncementbyNASAin2015thatliquidwaterhadbeenfoundonMarswaspremature,accordingtonewresearch.Atanewsconferencethatyear,NASA'sdirectorofplanetarysciencedeclare