We haven’t seen the Red Planet this luminous in the night sky since 2022. Our astrotourism expert shares how and when to enjoy the show.

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

Jezero Crater is the home of NASA's Perseverance rover. See a bird's-eye view of the crater with this animated flyover ...

The Wolf Moon — the first full moon of the year and of winter in the Northern Hemisphere — will be best seen on Jan. 14, ...

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could ...

NASA wants to return Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and ...

The 21-month trip to Mars poses a litany of problems, particularly keeping people healthy. Could hibernation be an answer?

During an optimal alignment between Earth and Mars as the two planets orbit the sun, it's possible to travel there in a spacecraft in six to eight months. Some very interesting new engine designs ...

In April, after an independent review found “near zero probability” of Mars Sample Return making its proposed 2028 launch date, NASA put out a request for alternative proposals to all of its centers ...

Coulson Aviation says it plans to swap in an engine from the Hawaii Mars before flying the aircraft back to its home base on ...