Science and Exploration Exploring space around us is an integral part of the human mindset. With modern astronomy we look far into the cosmos and deep into our past, and the spectacular development of ...

M-MATISSE could be the first mission to deeply probe Martian space weather, potentially revealing hidden threats and mysteries vital to future human exploration. Preparing to send astronauts to Mars ...

Elon Musk is a name that defines innovation and entrepreneurship in the 21st century. From founding Zip2 to building the ...

If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there.

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

The BriefPresident Trump’s proposed NASA budget redirects focus from moon missions to Mars exploration.Central Florida scientists, including UCF’s Dr. Ramses Ramirez, is developing technology to help ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the red planet seemed to be ready to give up some of its mystery. Astronomers ...

For the study, the researchers used images from the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to determine candidate landing sites for ...

Elon Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, has a bold vision for sending Starship to Mars. Experts weigh in on what's realistic and what's overly optimistic.

The 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit (H2M2) will be held May 28 and 29 in Washington, D.C., and will include panels discussing the future of human space exploration.

As a planetary geologist who works with NASA missions to study Mars, I follow exploration science and policy closely. In 2010, the U.S. National Space Policy set goals for human missions to Mars ...

There is the interesting history of human exploration, but also different cultures around the world project cosmologies onto space, and the contemporary science of studying outer space has its own ...