A switch to Mars would impact programs such as the moon-focused Space Launch System, a multibillion-dollar rocket that ...

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Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric ...

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week.

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

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The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...

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

Since the recent presidential election, there’s been a flurry of speculation about the future of NASA’s Moon to Mars plans ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is skygazing and photographing lovely examples of noctilucent clouds on Mars. The wispy formations ...

Mars' close approach of Earth also coincides with its opposition on Jan. 16, when the Red Planet is located almost exactly opposite the sun in the sky with Earth in the middle. Breaking space news ...

The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.