A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

A Jim Lattis, director of UW Space Place, University of Wisconsin-Madison astronomy department: We could send humans to Mars whenever we want. We have the technology to do it today, but we would need ...

NASA is backing a new generation of nuclear rockets that could compress the months-long journey to Mars into a sprint ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

Sending astronauts to the red planet will be a decades-long activity and cost many billions of dollars. So why should NASA undertake such a bold mission? A new report published Tuesday, titled “A ...

A new emphasis on Mars exploration was clear from the very beginning of the second Trump administration. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the ...

Space travel is not for the weak. Astronauts endure motion sickness, disorientation, cardiovascular stress—and that’s before they even reach orbit. Luckily, the bacteria that lives inside us is far ...

A Dutch company is hoping to send a select group of brave astronauts to Mars Mar. 28, 2013— -- A Dutch start-up named Mars One is hoping to send a select group of brave astronauts on a one-way ...