This new Hubble image of Mars reveals details as small as 20 to 30 miles across. Bright, frosty polar caps, and clouds above a vivid, rust-colored landscape reveal Mars as a dynamic seasonal planet in ...

For 378 days, the four-member team will live and work inside Mars Dune Alpha. NASA is offering volunteers an otherworldly experience here on Earth where participants eat, live and communicate as if ...

When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a better candidate for human ...

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Astronauts train to scale a Mars volcano at an analogue site in France. Lava tubes that crisscross the Martian surface might provide sanctuaries for the first human explorers on the Red Planet. (Photo ...

Decades ago, it looked like humanity was destined for the stars, but we have instead done little more than trudge to and from low Earth orbit. Now, the US, China, and other nations have their sights ...

This week, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition." That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet — both ...

Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests. When you purchase ...

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