Life on Mars is a dream long held – and not just for David Bowie. The idea of settling on the Red Planet has been around for ...

The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA 's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.

NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...

We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...

In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left ...

The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic ...

Janet Petro has been appointed as acting Nasa administrator, being the first woman to lead the agency. She expressed ...