Perseverance, NASA’s most sophisticated rover to date, is expected to land on the surface of Mars on Thursday, February 18, around 3:55 p.m. ET. The rover has been traveling through space since ...

In short, SpaceX's success meant it wouldn't require any fancy new technology or breaking the laws of physics to land large payloads on Mars. "It turns out, we learned some new physics," Manning said.

SpaceX and Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk has stated that he plans to land humans on Mars within five to 10 years. Musk's comments came during an appearance on an episode of the Lex Friedman Podcast ...

Mars has lost immense amounts of water over it lifetime, and scientists aren't sure exactly how. New research hints that the ...

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said the company could land a spacecraft on Mars three to four years from now. The suggestion was made as Mr. Musk appeared via videoconference on Thursday at the ...

A new radar instrument designed to measure nearby dust and debris could make spacecraft landings on the moon and Mars safer.

Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to speed astronauts to Mars, but not until 2031.

Scientists say they may have found the perfect landing spot for humans on Mars. A team from the University of Mississippi has ...

President Donald Trump recently announced that the United States would work to land astronauts on Mars, preferably within the next four years — the extent of his presidential term. "A Mars ...

Ten years ago today, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover successfully commenced its mission to explore the possibility of life on mars. Here's what it has discovered.