While NASA's Mars Sample Return initiative is in political hot water, China is moving ahead on plotting out its rendezvous with the Red Planet. China's roadmap for a Mars Sample Return mission to be ...

The idea that humans could one day populate and even colonize Mars is one no longer confined to the realm of science fiction. Astronauts are on the cusp in the years ahead of journeying all the way to ...

A new study released by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has set the stage for future human ...

Madrid, Spain, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mars Challenge —the world’s first dual-planet innovation platform— launches its bold new global campaign: NO PLANET B. JUST BETTER PLAN. At a time ...

Elon Musk announced at Starbase, Texas, that SpaceX aims to launch its first uncrewed mission to Mars by late next year using the fully reusable Starship system. His long-term goal is to build a ...

Musk wants to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars by the end of 2026, followed by human spaceflights in the years after. The first humans on Mars would be tasked with laying the groundwork to ...

NASA is sending two spacecraft to Mars on their new ESCAPADE mission to reveal how space weather robbed it of its atmosphere and turned it dry ...

If humans set foot on Mars (as shown in this artist’s rendering), they will contend with a harsh environment. US President Donald Trump last week laid out one of the biggest challenges ever for NASA — ...

Oct. 26 -- NASA will probe Mars using orbiters, rovers and landers the space agency announced today, looking for details of the planet’s geology, climate and history. Six major robotic missions are ...

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...