while the range of one used for surface-to-surface travel on Mars could be extended by adding wings. But creating more types of specialized flight vehicles would add to the program’s development cost.

In 2028, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the ExoMars mission, aiming to further analyze Mars' surface for organic compounds. Meanwhile, a joint NASA-ESA project plans to return Martian ...

Professor Roger Wiens of Indiana's Purdue University said his team found over 4,000 small white pebbles and large rocks from Mars' surface ... at least for some extended time periods." ...

A man who claims to be a former CIA agent says he has seen evidence of life on Mars. Joe McMoneagle calls himself a ‘remote viewer’, which he claims means he can perceive information about ...

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks on Mars ... footage of a planetary surface changing over millennia ...

The NASA Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules found to date on Mars, opening a window ... beneath the Martian surface — and perhaps find larger and better-preserved organic ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.

The most recent vehicles to have traversed the Red Planet’s surface – the Perseverance ... but that is the extent of it. Right now, Mars is a reddish desert landscape – attractive but ...

Some 3.7 billion years ago, a large object smashed into Mars, leaving the sizeable, 96-mile-wide Gale Crater we see today. When the region's surface rebounded after the powerful collision ...

Sending astronauts to Mars is one thing - but getting them back home is the real challenge. NASA has developed an ambitious plan to return astronauts safely using new propulsion systems ...

A human Mars mission, regardless of the launch schedule, would have to overcome many technical challenges, from landing large vehicles on the surface of Mars than can be refueled for trips home to ...