A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...

Then Klos went on her first mission to Mars. Karen Rucker looks up at the ... Klos The missions are open to people who have no background in science, engineering or astronaut training.

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...

A wider view of the Gale crater reveals how much Mars looks like Earth. The highest peak in the background is known ... There are no postcard-perfect orange sunsets here. The days (known as ...

(RNS) — It makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth ... is no lifeboat or rescue possible. Before the crew arrives, supplies, equipment and housing must be prepositioned on Mars in ...

In the long term, these efforts could extend to the entire planet in an effort to make Mars "Earth-like." This process is known as "terraforming," and many proposals have been made over the past ...

The Close Approach happens every two years, but Tuesday's encounter at 38.6 million miles away will be the closest to Earth that Mars gets until 2035 Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on ...

The first staffed mission to Mars is scheduled to leave Earth in 2033, but these things often get delayed. I could be in my thirties when the mission actually happens, which is a good age for an ...

Scientists have uncovered geological evidence indicating that the gravitational interplay between Mars and Earth triggers a 2.4-million-year cycle of deep-sea circulation and warming of our planet ...