Elon Musk has repeatedly said he plans to put humans on Mars, yet the gap between that vision and reality remains wide. The ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while also exhibiting the potential for finding life beyond Earth? This is what a ...

Dean gets to the root of this question with guest Oliver Morton, Senior Editor for The Economist and author of the book The Moon: A History for the Future. They discuss Musk's likelihood for a Mars ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A giant parachute built for Europe's beleaguered ExoMars mission has aced a drop test with a mock ...

Near-surface water ice could supply essential resources for future human exploration on the Red Planet. Before sending people ...

Once on Mars, the half dozen rotorcraft would act in concert as they explore the region around the landing site using cameras and subsurface radar scanners. Aside from general information, the goal ...

This week saw another dramatic test of SpaceX’s Starship, when the mighty rocket exploded once again, and both the upper and lower stages were lost. The test wasn’t a complete failure, as the upper ...

The Japanese space agency JAXA is studying use of inflatable aeroshells to enable landings of small Mars rovers. Credit: ISAS/JAXA WASHINGTON — An institute in Japan’s space agency is pursuing a ...

NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up ...

Opportunity and Spirit survive "six minutes of terror." “Landing on Mars” is the story of Opportunity and Spirit surviving a massive solar flare during cruise ...