NASA's Perseverance discovers a rich cache of organic molecules on Mars, suggesting the building blocks of life were widespread on the ancient Red Planet

Scientists have detected complex organic matter in an ancient river valley on Mars, specifically within Jezero Crater. This ...

Will NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopter fleet sink science at the Red Planet?

NASA wants to send an ambitious fleet of helicopters to soar through Martian skies—but scientists fear the endeavor could ...

Watch NASA's next-generation moon rover crush an obstacle course

Today's Mars rovers typically drive at about 500 to 1,000 feet per hour — roughly the length of one to three football fields ...

After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft was in excellent shape when it disappeared behind Mars on December 6 of last year. The routine passage, called an occultation, was supposed to last less than an hour, but ...

Enormous, Earth-like magma systems once existed inside Mars

For years, Mars has sat in an awkward middle ground, too geologically quiet to look like Earth. At the same time, it is too ...

Kennedy Space Center's aging infrastructure risks NASA's moon, Mars goals

As launch rates soar, a recent NASA report finds aging infrastructure and funding gaps at Kennedy Space Center could threaten ...

NASA extends its commercial partnerships to Mars

Recently, NASA extended the idea of private-public partnerships to Mars. The space agency has struck a deal with Relativity ...