We were pretty sure even before the first lander grounded on Mars that the red colour of the planet is due to a lot of iron ...

NASA has revealed a concept for the next generation of flight on the Red Planet, the "Mars Chopper." Credit: Space.com | ...

A highly reflective lightsail pushed by light energy in the same way sailboats are pushed by the wind could travel as fast as ...

A Japanese lunar lander called Resilience failed to softly touch down on the moon’s surface on June 5. The spacecraft’s status is currently unknown after Tokyo-based company ispace lost communication ...

Resilience, a spacecraft built by Japan-based company Ispace, is expected to attempt to touch down on the moon at 3:17 p.m. ET. If successful, it will be the first private-sector lunar lander built ...

A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has outlined the decade-long development and testing of what was ...

NASA hasn’t landed humans on Mars yet. But thanks to robotic missions, scientists now know more about the planet’s surface than they did when the movie was released.

Greenwich United Way's Reading Champions volunteers were honored at an event at Athena Books. Although concepts for crewed missions to Mars have gained popularity, NASA’s actual plans for landing ...

Scientists have found seismic clues that suggest liquid water may be hiding beneath Mars' surface. By listening to the echoes ... "Unlike traditional receiver function techniques, we introduce the ...

Credit: ISAS/JAXA WASHINGTON — An institute in Japan’s space agency is pursuing a concept that could allow the agency to send small rovers to the surface of Mars. In a talk at a plenary ...

Both MSR mission concepts outlined Tuesday would require ... NASA officials didn't identify any examples of a commercial heavy lander that could reach Mars, but the most obvious vehicle is ...

(The baseline MAV/lander concept was too large for a sky crane ... Perseverance's samples may therefore not be the first pristine Mars material to come to Earth. China aims to launch its own ...