For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

For centuries – maybe millennia – humans have wondered how Mars gets its red hue, but a recent study has some answers.

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

Scientists have discovered 4-billion-year-old organic molecules containing nitrogen in a Martian meteorite, shedding new light on the red planet’s early history. The meteorite, ALH 84001, was ejected ...

Mars science discoveries can be so superficial — the search for water caches, terrestrial sampling, and other technical marvels tend to take place on the surface of the Red Planet (or a little above ...