Mars exploration stands as one of the most exciting frontiers in the history of space travel. As humanity pushes the boundaries of its technological capabilities, Mars missions have emerged as ...

NASA has selected nine companies to perform initial studies of how commercial services can be applied to enable science missions to Mars. The U.S. companies will perform a total of 12 concept studies, ...

NASA’s ambitious plan to bring Martian soil and rock samples back to Earth has been officially scrapped. The decision marks a ...

NASA has announced a bold new step towards it's hugely ambitious plan to land the first humans on Mars in what it calls "humanity's next giant leap." The space giant has established the new 'Moon to ...

China’s historic attempt to bring samples from Mars to Earth could launch as soon as 2028, two years earlier than previously stated, according to a senior mission official. The country’s Tianwen-3 ...

The vision of Mars colonization is moving from science fiction into real-world planning, with multiple space agencies preparing for long-term human presence. Modern Mars missions focus on testing ...

Happy landiversary to one of NASA’s proudest accomplishments. On August 5, 2012 the Mars Curiosity Rover eased its way onto the surface of the Red Planet and began a journey that has gone on eight ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

For the purposes of defining an astrobiology strategy, planetary protection relates to the ability to protect Mars from contamination by life from Earth, as a means of ensuring that future life ...