In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

The signs of wave ripples in the sandy shores of ancient lake beds, created as wind pushed water back and forth have been found on Mars providing evidence that there were open bodies of water, not ...

In a letter addressed to the next NASA administrator—who, if Trump’s nomination is confirmed, will be Shift4 CEO and SpaceX ally Jared Isaacman—Nelson highlighted the space agency’s work during his ...

The SpaceX website has a page dedicated to "Mars & Beyond," which is subtitled "the road to making humanity multiplanetary." Related: Cathie Wood buys $8 million of surging tech stock "It’s about ...

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

NASA JPL is readying for, clockwise from lower right, the launches of CADRE (its engineering models are seen here), Lunar Trailblazer, NISAR (seen in ...

Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.

NASA’s 1st woman acting administrator, Janet Petro, is leading the charge in space exploration. Learn how her career ...