For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for ...

The authors compared their work ... That's because Mars, for all its charm, has a lower gravity than Earth and less ability to hold on to atmospheric compounds like carbon dioxide.

The surfaces of the moon, Mars ... the atmospheric pressure, while crushing by human standards, can’t compare to the weight of even just a few kilometers of rock overhead deep in the Earth.

Other than Earth, no other planet has been studied as much as our neighbor Mars, but despite that, we only recently ...

Although the flight did not end as well as SpaceX officials hoped, the company made some tangible progress Tuesday. Most ...

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket had been cruising for almost half an hour when it became clear something was wrong.

Scientists have long known that ancient rivers carved channels across Mars, but the exact pathway of water between the ...

Unlike in recent tests, SpaceX’s ninth Starship survived launch, but a fuel tank leak meant it lost control before it could ...

This flip worked flawlessly, and Booster then restarted the 10 inner ring of Raptors, having all 13 engines running for the ...

“Then the climate on Mars changed and the atmosphere changed ... Mars has an incredibly hostile environment compared to Earth. It fluctuates between extreme temperatures, and has a surface ...

SpaceX's Starship ninth test flight reached orbit but faced challenges, including a payload bay door malfunction and a fuel ...