After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to ...

By deploying the FLIP rover on Griffin-1, we are advancing humanity's future on the Moon and enabling groundbreaking U.S.

"NASA is looking forward to partnering with U.S. industry to meet the challenges of performing volatiles science in the lunar ...

Why being first to return to the moon matters.

The world is entering a new era of space exploration where both robots and humans will explore the Moon and Mars. Driven by ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

Many years before President Trump expressed his intention to send an American crewed mission to Mars, Wernher von Braun developed an ambitious plan for exploring the Red Planet called Das Marsprojekt.

NASA has successfully tested innovative shape memory alloy spring tires for Mars rovers, enhancing durability on rugged terrain. Shape memory alloys are metals that return to their original shape ...

The research team believes NASA’s InSight lander has solved the mystery ... A new image from ESA’s Mars Express shows a continuous strip of the planet, from its cloudy northern polar region to Hellas ...

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...

That's because the planet Mars was at its closest approach to Earth on Jan. 16, 2025, making it brighter and bigger. This sight was captured in numerous photos shared by various users to the ...

Did you know that Mars at opposition is a special time when Earth and Mars are closest? This happens when Earth passes directly between Mars and the Sun. At this point, Mars appears larger and ...