NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back a striking new "postcard" from high on the slopes of the Red Planet's Mount Sharp, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Auroras have been detected on Mars before. However, unlike in this artist's illustration, they do ...

The race to Mars has quietly become the defining contest of twenty-first century spaceflight, pitting a state-backed Chinese ...

A picture snapped by NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars shows a mysterious light in the distance, raising eyebrows online. That light is seen on the right side of the photo. This has some speculating ...

Why it's so special: Something strange happened late at night on January 13, 2025. Sometime between about 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. EST (depending on where you were in North America), the full "Wolf ...

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 ...

"Year of the Moon," marking the transition from robotic scouting to the return of human presence in deep space.

In a breathtaking glimpse beyond Earth’s horizons, NASA has revealed a jaw-dropping image from Mars, one that captures a volcano towering nearly twice the height of any peak on our planet. The ...

Talk of Mars often jumps straight to rockets and boots on red soil, but much of the work happens quietly, long before any ...

NASA's first dual-satellite mission to another planet, ESCAPADE, is slated to launch this weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...