Humanity's exploration of Mars should be organized around the search for signs of past or present Red Planet life, according ...

A new report published Tuesday, titled “A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars,” represents the answer from ...

The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

For more than a decade, a steady radio whisper has linked Earth to a workhorse spacecraft circling Mars. Now that voice has ...

A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission launches two small spacecraft to Mars to study magnetic fields, solar wind and the risks and limits of lower-cost space science.

A new report said the first astronauts on Mars should have focused on searching for signs of life. It outlined mission goals, research plans, and guidance for future human exploration ...

One of NASA’s workhorse spacecraft in orbit around Mars has fallen silent, leaving agency personnel scrambling to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...

NASA announced it found promising potential biosignatures on Mars. Potential biosignatures are things like chemicals and structures that could be a result of life on the planet, but more research was ...

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 ...