SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has backed a mission to Mars to investigate the remarkable 'square structure' (pictured) that was ...

Trump’s pledge to go to Mars without mentioning the moon has caused some head-scratching and even consternation in the media.

The space industry started off 2025 with a bang. January brought the dual launch of lunar landers from the Texas-based ...

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 We’re planning sols 4439 and 4440 on the first day of the Lunar New Year here on Earth, and I’m the Geology/Mineralogy Science Theme Lead for today. The new year is a time for ...

Dean Cheng, senior advisor to the China program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, joins the show to discuss China’s space ...

Developed by NASA, shape memory alloy spring tires offer unprecedented durability for rovers, overcoming traditional material ...

Artificial intelligence is making a huge splash now, but NASA saw its potential long ago. Here are four ways AI is helping the U.S. explore space.

Two commercial lunar landers are currently on their way to the Moon, and at least two more are set to follow this year under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Meanwhile, ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the ...

In a daring vision for the future of space exploration, President Donald Trump, during his second inaugural address, declared that it is America’s ...