NASA is planning an exhilarating mission for late 2028 that will test nuclear electric propulsion well beyond our planet. The ...

In a pioneering study presented by Connor Bunn and Pascal Lee of the SETI Institute at the 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), the concept for Orpheus, a vertical takeoff and landing ...

Scientists have responded in a big way to NASA's call to help reformulate its Mars robotic exploration strategy, submitting about 400 ideas and Red Planet mission concepts to the space agency. NASA's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few celestial bodies have captured the human imagination quite like Mars. A beacon of both mystery and possibility, the Red Planet ...

Japan's ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars' moons will lift off Oct. 20, the space agency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA is developing a new rover bound for the rugged terrain of Mars and the moon that could put its predecessors to shame. In ...

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system ...

European-Russian spacecraft were on course for Mars Monday after crucial deep-space manoeuvres in preparation for a daring mission to find evidence of life on the Red Planet. The Trace Gas Orbiter ...

A new emphasis on Mars exploration was clear from the very beginning of the second Trump administration. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the ...

With multiple rovers currently scurrying around on the surface of Mars to continue a decades-long legacy, it can be easy to forget sometimes that repeating this feat on other planets that aren’t Earth ...

Mars Explorer is an online game for multiple players that combines racing, dogfights and exploration all set on the deserted landscape of the planet Mars. Choosing between a buggy and a hovercraft, ...