Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a dramatic rise in ozone. Scientists found that the lack of sunlight and moisture ...
Experiments show that biomolecules trapped in pure ice could withstand the harsh radiation of Mars for tens of millions of ...
NASA is gutting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- the storied research center that oversees all the agency's Mars rovers.
The tests also revealed that the ditches only develop on dunes with very fine, evenly sized sand grains. Coarser or more ...
A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars ...
NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted an oddball rock in an ancient river channel on Mars. Deputy project scientist Katie ...
Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the red ...
The former NASA astronaut and the agency’s 14th administrator says it’s not a matter of if we go to the Red Planet — but when ...
Ancient Martian life might be preserved in ice for millions of years, new research suggests. Experiments show pure ice acts ...
Mars is where that leadership will be proven. And if NASA is serious about sending humans there, and keeping them safe while they’re there, that investment in long-term infrastructure needs to start ...
NASA's famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena notified more than 500 employees that they had been laid off on Tuesday.
We're just weeks away from this interstellar visitor reaching its brightest in Earth's night skies. Will we see it?