NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has provided the first direct evidence of atmospheric sputtering on Mars, revealing how solar wind ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

NASA lost contact with the MAVEN probe in Mars orbit, and teams are working to reestablish communications after an unexpected ...

NASA is quietly ending financial support for independent planetary science advisory groups, according to a letter posted to ...

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...

MAVEN was built to last in orbit until 2030 — that's not looking likely anymore.

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the landscape. Mars is often portrayed as a dry, empty world, but the planet is ...

A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...

NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more ...

NASA’s ultimate mission to discover if life exists on Mars has been effectively cancelled. A new US spending bill released this week backs the White House’s move to end the costly programme, which has ...

NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and ...

These are missions only NASA can lead. Everything else should go to partners who can deliver faster and cheaper.