NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its first images of web-like "boxwork" features on the surface of Mars. The zig-zagging rocks could provide clues about the Red Planet's watery past and whether it ...

Inhabiting Mars has long been a futuristic fantasy fueled by science fiction. However, successful landings over the past half ...

The Chinese rocket industry is booming, and it’s quickly becoming a major force in global space exploration. With new launch ...

Elon Musk is on a bold mission to redefine humanity's future by taking us to Mars, and his interplanetary vehicle, the SpaceX ...

From reusable rockets to AI and space tourism, these 5 innovations are shaping the future of space exploration, pushing ...

Mars, often called the Red Planet due to its distinctive rusty color from iron oxide on its surface, is Earth’s neighboring ...

STARBASE, Texas — During a presentation, SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk shared how he plans to use Starship to reach the planet Mars, and how in a few short years, there is a chance humans ...

This story appears in the March 2021 issue of National Geographic magazine. Jupiter is the king, Uranus is the comedian, Pluto is the underdog. But of all the planetary bodies in our solar system ...

Ancient Greek astronomers were the first to gather knowledge about space exploration. Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos could ...

Radio signals sent between two Mars orbiters—rather than between an orbiter and an Earth-based receiver—capture new insights into atmospheric dynamics.

The European Space Agency’s Technology 2040 Vision document explores what the future of space exploration could look like.

SpaceX Starship 36 explodes during static fire test at Starbase facility, marking latest setback for Elon Musk's Mars ...