
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