UTAH, USA — Students at the University of Colorado spent spring break on Mars, or at least the closest thing we have to Mars here on Earth. "I went to Mars. That’s what I’ve been telling ...

The Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft will fire its thrusters to maneuver into orbit around Mars (depicted in this digital art). JAXA. Mars has been studied and scrutinized more t ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

"On Mars, the past is written in stone — but the present is written in sand." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's ...

The rotor blades that will carry NASA's next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Sixty years ago today, NASA’s Mariner ...

After a picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade spacecraft bound for Mars, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket aced landing on a recovery vessel floating in the Atlantic, helping power a revolution in ...

For more than four years, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been on the prowl within Jezero Crater, a site on the Red Planet that eons ago harbored a sprawling river delta, a large, deep lake ...

Moon boots and Mars boots: anyway you look at it there are a lot of NASA shoes still to drop. Among the agency's missions in perpetual déjà vu status is Mars Sample Return (MSR), an attempt to ...