The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured this view of Mars’ south polar ice cap Feb. 25, 2015. Three years ...

Planetary scientists are revisiting the long-debated idea of a subglacial lake beneath Mars' south polar ice cap. The 2018 ...

Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars, where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago. Called ...

Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket Thursday, putting two small NASA satellites onto a long, looping course to Mars to learn more about how the sun has slowly blown away the ...

Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its surface. So, ...

The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang went to ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and ...

Mars today (25 June) said it is “disappointed but optimistic” after the EU launched an in-depth probe of the US giant’s planned takeover of Kellanova. The European Commission said it has “preliminary ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Blue Origin wants to support NASA's Mars plans during the 2028 planetary alignment launch window.