A former chief historian of NASA reflects on the history and future of Mars exploration Roger D. Launius The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face ...

What can a NASA Mars rover teach us about the future development of astronaut spacesuits to Mars? This is what NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, hopes to ...

Mars exploration stands as one of the most exciting frontiers in the history of space travel. As humanity pushes the boundaries of its technological capabilities, Mars missions have emerged as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last week, the Trump administration released a presidential budget request that would cancel almost all NASA science missions in ...

NASA’s CHAPEA mission, designed to simulate the challenges of long-duration Mars exploration, has now reached a milestone, 200 days inside their habitat. As the crew of four astronauts continues their ...

Planting boots on Mars is hard enough. But getting "breathing room" on the Red Planet without inhaling toxic dust is yet another issue. Given NASA's plans to eventually put astronauts on the Red ...

Although Musk recently explained on X that he first wanted to build a settlement on the Moon, this does not mean that he has abandoned the goal of colonizing Mars. He has merely postponed his original ...

Dual NASA Viking landers searched for life on Mars in 1976. Credit: NASA July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASA’s history: the landing of ...