Five decades later, Nasa’s Viking 1 mission remains among the greatest landmarks in planetary science, a model for every rover and orbiter sent to Mars since.

Astronomers found evidence that solar storms and dust storms magnify heat synergistically on Mars, by as much as 90 degrees ...

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a distinct rusty red appearance and two unusual moons. The Red Planet is a ...

Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. Facts There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

What does the next generation of martian exploration look like? The answer, quite literally, is blowing in the wind. The Tumbleweed Mars rover, a spherical robot designed to roll across the martian ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

This view of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was generated using data collected by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover on Aug. 2, 2023, the 871st Martian day, or sol, ...

More than 20 years after NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars, a researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered new ...

Elon Musk reaffirmed Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s long-term Mars ambitions earlier on Monday, writing, "I will not forget about Mars," above an image showing the planet’s rocky surface. The ...