Hey, kids: Name NASA’s 2020 Mars rover! NASA says a student will provide the official name for its 2020 Mars rover, continuing a tradition that began 16… Read More
National Space Council meeting highlights moon and Mars plan – plus nuclear power The latest meeting of the National Space Council provided a forum to build support for NASA’s twin-focus plan to send… Read More
First Mode celebrates first steps in space exploration – and looks ahead to the moon One year after engineers from the Planetary Resources asteroid mining company peeled off to form their own employee-owned startup, known… Read More
Rover teams practice for spelunking on the moon and Mars in California lava tubes BELLEVUE, Wash. — Underground lava tubes are great places to set up bases on the moon, or look for life… Read More
That burst of Martian methane is long gone, but mystery of life on Mars remains BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA says the record-setting belch of Martian methane that its Curiosity rover detected last week has faded… Read More
Is there life on Mars, or on other worlds beyond Earth? The answer may be squishy BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected fresh whiffs of Martian methane, once again sparking speculation about a potential… Read More
Now you can put your name on NASA’s Mars 2020 rover (in teeny tiny letters) Space fans have been sending their names to Mars and other extraterrestrial destinations for more than two decades, and it’s… Read More
Amid the talk about moon missions, Mars fans push for a share of the space spotlight As NASA shifts the focus of its space exploration effort to the moon, the advocates of Mars exploration and settlement… Read More
SpaceX’s Elon Musk shows off a shiny Starship in landscapes of moon and Mars New renderings of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket, shared by CEO Elon Musk on Twitter early today, show the shiny spaceship… Read More
Sweet! Scientists narrow down source of mysterious burst of methane on Mars It may sound like an April Fool’s joke about flatulent aliens, but this is serious: The scientists behind the European… Read More
Artificial intelligence — and a few jokes — will help keep future Mars crews sane WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the first human explorers head for Mars, they’re likely to have a non-human judging their performance… Read More
Opportunity on Mars, 2004-2019: NASA sings requiem to a rover — and looks ahead After months of silence from Mars, NASA finally read the rites over its Opportunity rover, hailing the six-wheeled machine as… Read More
Two mini-probes fade into the sunset beyond Mars: Is Opportunity rover next? Farewell, WALL-E and EVE: NASA says it’s lost contact with two briefcase-sized MarCO nanosatellites, more than two months after their… Read More
In the 2020s, China aims to lay groundwork for a moon base — plus missions to Mars Flush from the success of the world’s first rover mission to the moon’s far side, Chinese space officials said today… Read More
NASA’s InSight lander carefully sets down its seismometer on the Martian surface After three weeks of checking out the scene on the Red Planet, NASA’s InSight lander has placed its first scientific… Read More
NASA orbiter spots InSight lander (and its junked hardware) on Mars’ surface Two weeks after NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars, its precise location on Elysium Planitia has been pinpointed, thanks… Read More
NASA’s InSight lander captures the first sounds of a ‘windy afternoon’ on Mars NASA’s Mars InSight lander is designed primarily to study the Red Planet’s interior, but it’s already produced a big bonus… Read More
Move over, Elon: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg ‘absolutely’ would go to Mars Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg often says that the first person to set foot on Mars will get there on a… Read More
NASA’s Mars InSight lander snaps selfies galore, including a name check for its fans One week after landing on the Martian plain of Elysium Planitia, NASA’s InSight lander is on a selfie-snapping spree — and… Read More
NASA’s InSight lander touches down on Mars and sends gloriously gritty pictures REDMOND, Wash. — NASA’s Mars InSight lander touched down on a heavenly Martian plain Monday, marking the first successful landing… Read More
From The Oatmeal to the space station, Mars InSight lander’s fans are all a-Twitter Today’s smashingly successful touchdown of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars was a cause for celebration on Twitter. There was good-natured snark… Read More
Rev up the video: It’s time for NASA’s InSight lander to touch down on Mars Today’s the day for the Mars InSight lander’s touchdown on the Red Planet, and NASA is pulling out all the… Read More
Elon Musk says there’s a 70 percent chance he’ll move to Mars (and possibly die there) As NASA prepares for its next Mars landing on Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is giving himself a 70 percent… Read More
All systems go for Mars InSight landing: Here’s how to watch online and in person After a 300 million-mile, six-month interplanetary cruise, NASA’s Mars InSight robotic lander is heading for a plain-vanilla arrival at the… Read More
Goodbye, BFR … hello, Starship: Elon Musk gives a classic name to his Mars spaceship First it was the Mars Colonial Transporter, or MCT … then it was the Interplanetary Transport System, or ITS …… Read More
NASA picks ancient Martian river delta at Jezero Crater as landing site for 2020 rover One week before the next Mars mission is due to land, NASA has chosen the landing site for its next next… Read More
Elon Musk and Mars take the spotlight in National Geographic TV doubleheader Science fiction blends with fact in tonight’s double dose of Mars from National Geographic’s TV channel. Truth to tell, there’s… Read More
Moon Direct: Mars maverick lays out his low-cost plan to set up lunar bases For decades, rocket scientist Robert Zubrin has been a voice crying in the Martian wilderness. But now the president of… Read More
Who will get to Mars first? Oddsmakers favor SpaceX and Blue Origin over NASA If sending humans to Mars is a race, which team is favored to win? Bookies give the nod to Elon… Read More
Pale Red Dot: NASA’s MarCO probe snaps first picture of Mars taken by a CubeSat Mars looks like nothing more than a reddish speck in a picture captured by one of NASA’s twin MarCO spacecraft,… Read More
