Geologically, Mars is very reminiscent of the moon. But it also looks a lot like the Earth. It all depends on who you ask.

The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.

The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...

The Mars Express orbiter launched to the Red Planet. Twenty years later, ESA has delivered a high resolution color image of ...

NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them ...

Six planets will all be visible at once in the night sky this month, lined up across the sky—but one is set to disappear from view.

Space agency says it needs one more year to decide whether its own hardware or a contractor’s will return Martian samples to ...

The January full moon brings a special astronomical event with Mars. Here's what to know about 2025's first full moon and ...

Previously, the Mars Sample Return mission had been estimated to cost around 11 billion dollars and would not return a sample ...

To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity ...