Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations on Dec. 6.

Launched in 2013, Maven began studying the upper Martian atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind once reaching the red planet the following year. Scientists ended up blaming the sun for ...

Leading US scientists and engineers have published a 200-page report, "A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars," ...

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...

NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Dr. Nicola Fox explains an intriguing rock that the ...

Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — ...

A new report said the first astronauts on Mars should have focused on searching for signs of life. It outlined mission goals, research plans, and guidance for future human exploration ...

A new study released by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has set the stage for future human ...

A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory found underground water that turned sand dunes into solid rock, ...

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet ...

The search for past or present life on Mars should be the top priority for the first human mission to the Red Planet, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Searching for evidence of life on Mars should be the main scientific objective for the first human missions to the Red Planet ...