Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a distinct rusty red appearance and two unusual moons. The Red Planet is a cold, desert world within our solar system. It has a very thin atmosphere, but ...

Following a thorough evaluation, NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft due to their scientific productivity and potential to deepen our knowledge and ...

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has successfully completed a set of rigorous actuator tests, which agency managers hope is a sign that the problem-plagued rover mission has finally turned a ...

(Phys.org) —As it approaches the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is also approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount Sharp, the layered mountain ...

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How—and ...

High above the floor of Gale Crater, a series of rhythmic ridges etched into a dark rock layer has upended the established timeline of Martian desiccation. For over a decade, the NASA Mars Science ...

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has captured a magnificent postcard from the Red Planet — a 360-degree color view that offers a glimpse of the rover's colorful and apparently diverse surroundings.

LOS ANGELES — NASA's flagship mission to land a nuclear-powered, next-generation rover on Mars is facing development problems and ballooning costs that could threaten its scheduled launch next year.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced its two Explorer-class ...

The Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) Team was awarded the National Air and Space Museum 2013 Current Achievement Trophy. This video with images from the mission and interviews ...

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced that it delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft to Kennedy Space Flight Center for NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission, ...