In case you haven't been paying attention, there's a new space race going on, and if China's upcoming Mars mission is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lest you think that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has put his dreams of sending humans to Mars on hold, think again. In ...

Astronauts may be able to arrive on Mars with hearts strong enough to handle the planet’s gravity after months in space if they keep exercising along the way. A study co-led by a UT Southwestern ...

The Chinese mission to Mars is on pace to launch in 2028, and it may beat the U.S. back to Earth with soil samples, even ...

Blue Origin will develop a Mars orbiter that will be critical to NASA as the agency prepares to send humans to Earth's planetary neighbor.

The last time humanity sent a rover to Mars was in 2020, when the Perseverance lifted off on top of an Atlas V rocket and headed out to the Red Planet to make history. The next rover is not scheduled ...

NASA released a much-anticipated contract solicitation for a Mars-orbiting spacecraft late last week, kicking off what is sure to be a hotly contested and potentially controversial procurement. At ...

The astronauts at Sombra del Monte Elementary School have a plan to make it to Mars. The fifth graders built an inflatable habitat out of plastic that will sustain them when they get there. A ...

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back ...

Navigating rovers on Mars is exceptionally difficult because GPS isn't a possibility, but this new technique will make it ...

Lest you think that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has put his dreams of sending humans to Mars on hold, think again. In February, Musk announced that SpaceX would shift its focus from colonizing ...