NASA has started a new mission to Mars to learn more about how the planet lost most of its atmosphere and became the dry world we see today. The mission uses two small twin satellites that will fly ...

A new technology lets NASA’s Mars rover pinpoint its position within inches, drive farther on its own, and speed up exploration.

Mars is about to receive a double dose of attention. This weekend, a pair of identical NASA satellites will launch together to help reveal how the Red Planet lost its thick atmosphere and liquid water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of ESCAPADE twin spacecraft entering Mars’ orbit. (CREDIT: James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA) The quiet hours before a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is fueled for launch with NASA's EscaPADE mission, carrying two satellites to orbit Mars, from the ...

A Mars spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been AWOL. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact with the MAVEN orbiter.

SpaceX has pursued its founder’s dream of reaching Mars for decades, but now that Elon Musk has shifted the company’s focus to the Moon, another aerospace firm appears prepared to take the lead in the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA ...

Blue Origin successfully launched its massive New Glenn rocket on Thursday following days of delays, with the spacecraft carrying NASA’s twin satellites bound for Mars. Thursday’s mission marked the ...

The 100,000th image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been flying ...