Missions to colonize Mars may not be as far away as you think, though current plans rely heavily on the burgeoning field of ...

Explore NASA's Artemis program and the Orion spacecraft as we dive into the debate: should we go back to the moon or head ...

For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. Instead, the agency’s near-term focus at the red planet is on aerial drones, a pioneering ...

When NASA's newest rover, Curiosity, reaches Mars in about three weeks, it will not be the first to set its wheels on the Red Planet, but it will be the largest and most advanced robotic explorer that ...

The Mars Exploration Program recognizes the importance of gaining information about the surface, atmo-sphere, hydrosphere, and interior of the planet to arrive at an understanding of the Mars dynamic ...

When you're going 200 mph — or preparing to send humans millions of miles away — small details make a big difference when the margin for error is slim. Before ...

Six Florida Tech students spent a week in a simulated Mars habitat in the Utah desert. The students conducted research on topics like plant growth, microbes, and crew dynamics. The mission aimed to ...

Dr. Joel Levine, who spent 41 years at NASA’s Langley Research Center and the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters and now serves as research professor in William & Mary’s Department of ...

NASA announced the winners of the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Thursday, with the top $300,000 prize being awarded to ...