After the spectacular success of the first-ever “Marscopter,” mission planners have soaring ambitions for follow-up flying ...

The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts.

"I'd actually love to see the 'big one' at Mars this year — a large event that we can study to understand solar radiation ...

NASA is expanding its plans for Mars, looking at not only a big, high-budget, long-term project to bring back a sample from ...

Officials with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will pay nine companies between $200,000 and $300,000 each ...

Mars Sample Return and missions to study other planets and celestial bodies, including lunar efforts, face big cuts and delays.

The light shows can be seen across the entirety of Mars, due to our neighboring planet's lack of magnetic field.

While the HERA mission is only 45 days, NASA also has Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHPEA) simulation ...

An assistant professor of engineering at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was recently named as an alternate to participate in a ...

Oxidation Fascination NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered rocky material that is riddled with an unusual amount of ...

Toasty Times The Sun is ramping up, which could be a boon for our hopes of exploring Mars on foot — depending on what ...

NASA has selected nine companies to perform feasibility studies of commercial approaches to deliver spacecraft to Mars and ...