When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

For decades, the case for sending people to Mars has rested on a mix of romance, rivalry, and raw curiosity. Now a cluster of ...

Mars is rich in ice, both on and under its surface—with more predicted to lie farther below its dusty exterior. If future ...

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

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

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

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

The report’s authors outline 11 science priorities for future crewed missions to Mars, ranging from searching for resources ...

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than ...

Highlighting its intent to send humans to Mars, NASA has announced that it will soon be embarking on a year-long simulation of a Mars mission using four research volunteers. Ross Elder, an ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Planning process for current and future Mars exploration. The journey to Mars : a policy history / W. Henry Lambright -- Program management ...

1. Why explore Mars? -- 2. Planning, space campaigns and missions -- 3. Getting there and back -- 4. Critical Mars mission elements -- 5. In situ utilization of indigenous resources -- 6. Mars mission ...