If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One possible answer: great, glassy domes of ice. Mars is rich in ...

An interstellar object known as 3I⧸ATLAS has passed through the inner solar system, giving scientists a rare chance to study ...

This video explored where NASA believed extraterrestrial life was most likely to exist beyond Mars. It showed how icy moons like Europa, Ganymede, and Enceladus became prime candidates because they ...

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations ...

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars for over a decade. The loss of signal occurred on Dec. 6 as the orbiter passed behind Mars from Earth's perspective. MAVEN ...

STARBASE, Texas — During a presentation, SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk shared how he plans to use Starship to reach the planet Mars, and how in a few short years, there is a chance humans could ...

NASA teams are working to restore contact with one of its most advanced interplanetary satellites. MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in ...

One of NASA’s workhorse spacecraft in orbit around Mars has fallen silent, leaving agency personnel scrambling to troubleshoot the issue. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission ...

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed ...

WASHINGTON — NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than a decade, collecting science data and serving as a key communications relay. In a statement late Dec. 9 ...