Mars has hosted a surprising number of robotic visitors, yet the question of where humans should touch down remains wide open ...

When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a ...

Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered the most promising landing site for humans, aiming to prepare for the ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

Imagine trying to land an SUV-sized rover on another world. That's definitely enough of a challenge on its own, but picture doing so while the rover hangs perilously beneath a hovering sky crane, ...

Peter Schiff, a prominent gold advocate and vocal critic of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), has raised concerns about former President Donald Trump‘s recent promise of a Mars landing. Schiff’s critique draws ...

A recent photo from NASA's Curiosity rover gives an idea of what Mars would look like under skies that resemble our own on ...

At 1:31 a.m. ET on August 6, 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover made a spectacular landing on the surface of Mars. To mark the 12th anniversary, NASA has shared a video (below) in which members of the ...

“If Elysium Planitia were a salad, it would consist of romaine lettuce and kale — no dressing,” said InSight principal investigator Bruce Banerdt at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, ...

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 ...