The former director of NASA's Ames Research Center was the first head of the Mars exploration program in the US and has promoted the involvement of private companies in the space sector: "It is ...

How will NASA conduct its Mars Sample Return (MSR) Program? This is what the renowned space agency recently discussed as it unveiled two potential landing options for MSR with the goal of determining ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Rovers on Mars have made exciting finds and ...

Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. SINGAPORE, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has launched the Mars Program: ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for NASA to ditch its Artemis program, arguing that the “Moon is a distraction” and that “we’re going straight to Mars” instead in a recent tweet — and directly ...

Back in 1969, Robert Zubrin remembers watching the first moon landing when he was a teenager. He says if someone back then had asked him to predict when astronauts would walk on Mars, "my guess would ...

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Venus has clouds of sulphuric acid. Mercury has extremes of hot and cold. And then there's Mars. The red planet isn't exactly cozy, but it's a plausible place to go, though it will be difficult. And ...