Mission to Mars was a thoughtful combination of the practical and the speculative, as the film merges realistic depictions of space travel with fascinating, original ideas about what life would ...

Delaying Mars Sample Return will make the human exploration of Mars significantly more expensive and dangerous — and for the ...

NASA's long-planned Mars Sample Return mission is in serious trouble. A flagship endeavor meant to retrieve rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover is now facing budget cuts, delays, and ...

The long-term goal of SpaceX and the Starship line of rockets is to establish a human presence on Mars. In preparation for expeditions to Mars, SpaceX plans to send five Starships on an uncrewed ...

Update: May 27, 1:21 p.m ET: SpaceX has pushed the time for today’s talk to 9:00 p.m. ET. Original article follows. All eyes are on SpaceX as it gears up to launch Starship’s ninth test flight ...