For decades, crewed missions to Mars have been framed as a distant dream, but planetary scientists are now converging on a ...

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

Scientists have identified a promising site on Mars that could serve as the first foothold for human explorers, a pivotal development for long-term colonization plans. The discovery, made using ...

"It's really not a question of robotic exploration or human exploration," Ehlmann said. "It is an 'and' — it's robotic and ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

Scientists explain how robotic missions are helping prepare for human travel to the moon and Mars, focusing on radiation, water mapping, lunar dust, and space weather planning ...

New research explores how microbes could turn Martian soil into building material and support life systems, offering a potential path for constructing human habitats on Mars using local resources ...