SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday (local time) announced a Mars mission at the end of 2026, while also revealing that Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus will be onboard the spacecraft. He further announced ...

Much of the ancient water on Mars likely also evaporated, leaving behind deposits of sulfates. If microbial life ever developed in the red planet’s oceans, chances are that their fossils are ...

On February 3, 2021, a rock from space slammed into Mars, carving a 21-meter-wide crater and sending seismic waves rippling across the planet. These waves traveled exactly 1,640 kilometers before ...

March 2025 is a treat for astronomy lovers, offering several chances to observe Mars in the night sky. The Red Planet will put on a spectacular show with key sightings throughout the month. If you ...

Elon Musk has been vocal about humanity’s need for a 'second planet' and said it essentially is a life-and-death matter. As long as Musk has been a public figure, he has been very open about his plans ...

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the ...

Other places on the planet may not be quite so frigid as the polar regions. "Although the mantle underneath Mars's north pole is estimated to be cold, our models are still able to predict the ...

Here’s how it works. A Chinese research team is developing a lightweight robotic drone with a targeted special mission scenario of Mars exploration. The air-ground dual-purpose unmanned aerial ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter ... offering astronomers the seven-planet spectacle, according to the Mirror NASA explains how the planets will occasionally line up in space, adding that ...

On February 28, a planetary parade will see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus ... with some stargazers catching a glimpse of a five-planet line-up in January. Planetary parades of four or five planets ...

Ancient Mars had sun-soaked vacation-style beaches, according to a new study published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And while the red planet may have been the hottest ...

A rare celestial event featuring seven planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter ... Captured by the Curiosity Rover, exploring the Red Planet, it used its Mastcam to record a 16-minute video ...