See Rocket Lab's "proposed mission architecture" for a Mars sample return mission in this animation. Credit: Rocket Lab ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has learned to pull off daring 120-degree rolls that give its SHARAD radar ...

In a shocking turn of events, NASA found itself facing a major crisis with one of its multi-million dollar Mars landers. After two years of battling the harsh Martian environment, the spacecraft ...

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

New discoveries by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may not only explain why the Red Planet is a dry, lifeless desert, but that it ...

A new map shows hidden Martian rivers stretching thousands of miles, offering fresh evidence of a warm, wet ancient Mars.

The spacecraft now almost tips upside down relative to Mars to give its radar the best view. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ...

NASA's leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the agency, which is already bracing for potentially severe funding ...

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...

NASA is readying to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s and the agency's first, yearlong simulated mission took one giant leap toward making that goal a reality.. Marking the first completed ...

S uch lofty ambitions come at a steep price — and one that keeps mounting. In April 2023, NASA announced it was convening an independent review board in part to help wrangle MSR’s budget. And ...