NASA launched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in August 2005 and the following year, on March 10, it entered the orbit of the red planet where it continues to operate today. Data returned to Earth by ...

When it comes to the space sciences, nothing is quite as exciting as the search for alien life, and NASA thinks it has a good idea of where to look.

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Those serving six-month missions aboard the International Space Station must exercise for two hours per day to stave off ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

Since NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived at Mars in 2006, the spacecraft has delivered some of the most detailed imagery ever captured of the Red Planet. The post Spacecraft exploring ...

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...

The star astrophysicist sat down with Newsweek to discuss Mars missions and what truly drives human discovery.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is targeting an April 1 launch, sending a crew of astronauts on a historic trip around the moon.