The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured this view of Mars’ south polar ice cap Feb. 25, 2015. Three years ...

Blue Origin is offering the aerobrake, made out of an advanced 3D-woven material, in 10 m and 16 m configurations. As an ...

NASA is sending two spacecraft to Mars on their new ESCAPADE mission to reveal how space weather robbed it of its atmosphere and turned it dry ...

Mars, our neighboring red planet, has long been a focal point of fascination for scientists and space enthusiasts alike.

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars, where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago. Called ...

The U.S. space agency has fallen silent amid the federal government shutdown, but it's about to slingshot a pair of robotic spacecraft to Mars. The trajectory, which became necessary after two ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest pass to Mars on Oct. 3, and Red Planet spacecraft were ready for it. The Nasa-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile first observed the comet on July 1, ...

A “very large roll” of a radar instrument offers new insight into a highly reflective area near the Martian south pole.

The space agency got a close look at the interstellar visitor over the past few months as it zipped by Mars and the sun ...

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...