The engineering lesson is simple: Sometimes the best observatory is the one already parked at another planet. When an ...

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

On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars. This was the last space mission ...

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations ...

Blue Origin scrubbed Sunday’s launch attempt due to poor weather, a cruise ship in restricted waters near the launch site, and ground system issues. The company says the next available launch ...

In a new Nature News & Views article, Bishop and Parente explore how these findings, combined with Perseverance's confirmation of the minerals observed from orbit and discoveries of unusual minerals ...

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After the smooth arrival of ESA's latest Mars orbiter, mission controllers are now preparing it for the ultimate challenge: dipping into the Red Planet's atmosphere to reach its final orbit. A recent ...

NASA has launched the Mars to Table Challenge, seeking Earth-independent food systems capable of sustaining astronauts on ...