Launching humans to Mars may not require a full tank of gas: A new MIT study suggests that a Martian mission may lighten its launch load considerably by refueling on the moon.
The extensive valley networks on the surface of Mars were probably created by running water billions of years ago, but the source of that water is unknown.
The extensive valley networks on the surface of Mars were probably created by running water billions of years ago, but the source of that water is unknown.
I thought I was going to share my thoughts with you on the new study that was just published by Science.
NASA scientist Amitabh Ghosh said on Friday that though the discovery of liquid water on Mars opens up immense possibilities, colonization of the red planet is still a distant possibility.
The engineers, scientists and astronauts at NASA are working on an endless list of fascinating experiments, projects and missions.
Images of Mars taken by a visual and infrared camera designed at Arizona State University take a star turn in the new hit movie "The Martian." Last…
We have heard the Mars exploration mantra for more than a decade: follow the water.
A new study from the team behind NASA's Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity has confirmed that Mars was once, billions of years ago, capable of storing water in lakes over an extended period of time.
NASA on Thursday outlined the many challenges that remain before humans can set foot on Mars, calling the problems "solvable" but setting no firm date for an astronaut mission to the Red Planet.
Living off the land is different when the land is 140 million miles away, so NASA is looking for innovative ideas to use in situ (in place) Martian resources to help establish a human presence on the Red Planet.
A prestigious geology award will be presented in early November to a leader in selecting landing sites on Mars: Matt Golombek of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spends much of its time watching the Red Planet's shifting sand dunes, which offer plenty of clues about erosion and weather patterns on Mar's surface.
The contest, held by NASA, generated many ingenious architectural concepts of what housing on Mars might look like.
Elon Musk, the head of aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, who had earlier come up with the idea of dropping two thermonuclear bombs on Mars, explained that this step could make the colonization of the Red Planet a reality.
This low-angle self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle above the "Buckskin" rock target, where the mission collected its seventh drilled sample.
