Nuclear thermal propulsion fuel could reduce the travel time for missions to Mars from six months to just 45 days.

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 ...

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

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

Quick and comforting, "White Chicken Chili," is the perfect dish for the colder months. Made with pantry staples, this easy ...

NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance ...

Credit: NASA SpaceX has two vehicles that are theoretically capable of reaching Mars. There's the Falcon Heavy, which is currently flying and has proven it can launch a 13,000-pound car beyond the ...

In late December 2024 and early January 2025, a photo circulated on multiple social media sites claiming to show an ice-capped crater on Mars (archived) that scientists recently discovered.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Something as simple as old soda cans and seawater could help power our clean energy future. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an innovative way ...

NASA wants to return Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and the Red Planet. There appears to be an unofficial robotic space race ...

NASA's Mars Chopper concept ... changer for the exploration not only of Mars but of any alien worlds with a solid surface and an atmosphere that can support flight. "Scientists could use Chopper ...