Japan is putting its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft through a series of tests ahead of its launch to Mars next ...

See Rocket Lab's "proposed mission architecture" for a Mars sample return mission in this animation. Credit: Rocket Lab ...

"To decide not to return them, or to put it off to an indefinite future time with human missions would be to take a major ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest ...

Sterilizing robotic spacecraft to prevent contamination is one thing, but sterilizing human beings is impossible. We are ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has told more than 1,000 telework employees that they must return to on-site work.

China is seeking payload proposals for its Mars sample return mission and inviting overseas researchers to participate. The ...

The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.

A historic mission to bring Mars rocks to Earth may be cancelled under Trump’s 2026 budget proposal. Scientists call it a ...

Perseverance is racing through its fastest science mission yet, uncovering ancient rocks that hint at Mars’ violent, watery ...

A casualty stemming from this projected budget bombshell is the Mars Sample Return (MSR) venture. In fact, MSR is tagged in the White House's proposed 2026 budget as "grossly over budget and whose ...