ESA is revolutionizing access to Mars with its LightShip initiative, focusing on small, cost-effective spacecraft. This new ...

as well as supporting subsequent Mars exploration missions and scientific research. More information: Jianjun Liu et al, A 76 ...

The map’s official title is the “Global CTX ... spacecrafts still in orbit of the red planet. Part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, it was built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ...

(European Space Agency via AP) (CN) — If we want to get to Mars, we’re going to need oxygen. Human exploration and colonization of Mars has been an almost perpetual theme of science fiction, but the ...