Exploring Mars used to be a top priority for NASA and SpaceX. But a dramatic shift is underway as the administration tries to ...

NASA recently shared a photo that details the vastly different landscapes its Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have spent ...

Historic imaging legacy: From Mariner 4 to Perseverance, NASA’s evolving cameras have transformed our understanding of Mars and informed future exploration. Starship’s heavy-lift leap: SpaceX targets ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover had an unexpectedly stubborn Mars souvenir after drilling into a rock nicknamed “Atacama” — the entire ...

So far, NASA hasn’t reported any lingering damage to the vehicle, meaning the rover is likely ready to continue exploring the ...

After nearly five years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover’s durability and gathering new science ...

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has spent more than 13 years exploring the 3.5-billion-year-old Gale crater, slowly climbing a central mound known as Mount Sharp. Satellite data suggest this formation may ...

Rotors spin 10 times faster than modern helicopters.

NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.