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Successful entry, descent and landing on Mars by Perseverance rover sparked euphoria at JPL's mission control. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) Kink in the curve.
NASA now wants to send two landers to bring Mars rocks back to Earth — here’s why A much-anticipated sample-return mission has been pushed back while Perseverance looks for life on the Red Planet ...
If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there.
The lander is touching down in dust-storm season—and NASA scientists have warned that Mars could see a rare planet-wide storm this year, which would make for challenging landing conditions and ...
In this frame grab taken from NASA TV on Nov. 26, 2018, debris is seen on the lens in the first image from NASA's InSight lander after it touched down on the surface of Mars. NASA TV via AFP/Getty ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed.
As SpaceX lands its Super Heavy rocket booster, Elon Musk predicts that the breakthrough could pave the way for a sustainable city on Mars by 2054.
In 1976, NASA's twin Viking landers touched down on Mars in an attempt to answer a weighty question: Is there life on the Red Planet?