On July 20, 1976, Viking 1’s lander touched down on Mars, achieving a successful soft landing on another planet. In the years ...

Astrobiologist Barry DiGregorio fears astronauts on Mars could die "live on air" after being exposed to deadly alien ...

NASA's Mars lander, called Insight, is slowly losing power because its two solar panels are covered in dust and it will need to mostly shut down by the end of May.

NASA's Phoenix Mars lander touched down on the Red Planet on May 25, 2008, and spent 161 days (156 Martian days) collecting a variety of data, before suddenly going offline. Around 10 months ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES NASA's Phoenix Mars lander was not the only one doing the shaking. Scientists operating the spacecraft broke into song and dance on Wednesday after learning that their latest effort to ...

Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA went nuts on Monday after their InSight lander made a successful touchdown on Mars. NASA launched the mining and exploration ...

The ExoMars spacecraft is set to launch from the US in 2028. Arrival on Mars is expected by 2030. If successful, it will be Europe’s first rover to be sent to Mars. The US space agency NASA ...

The idea is to replace the current spacecraft with simpler, streamlined, and lighter versions derived from Lockheed Martin's experience with previous Mars and other space missions. The lighter bit ...