Mars orbiters have given astronomers an unexpected new vantage point on 3I/ATLAS, sharply tightening estimates of the ...

A stunning new true-color mosaic of Mars is transforming how scientists—and the public—see the Red Planet. For decades, Mars ...

Scientists combine observations from Mars missions to get the clearest and most accurate track of 3I/Atlas so far.

A NASA spacecraft that has been circling Mars for more than two decades has spotted something it never has before in well over 100,000 orbits of the Red Planet. On a morning horizon in May, the ...

Though it has been scouring the Martian surface for more than a decade, NASA's Curiosity rover has never been imaged from above within the planet's atmosphere – until now. Far from being camera shy, ...

The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...

Learn how Albert Einstein’s theory reveals that time on Mars runs faster than on Earth — and why that tiny shift matters for future space missions.

Physicists have precisely measured how much faster time moves on Mars compared to Earth. This discovery, which factors in Mars' weaker gravity and unique orbit, has important implications for future ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is nearing a crucial milestone. The spacecraft is preparing to slow itself to allow the red planet’s gravity to grab it into orbit on March 10. “Once the spacecraft ...

Mars Orbiter spacecraft marks one year of its life around the red planet today. After successfully completing one year of the mission life around Mars, now a large data set has been acquired by all ...

Rocket Lab shared its vision on X, formerly Twitter, stating, "Talk first. Land later," while unveiling plans for the MTO. The company described the satellite as a persistent, high-bandwidth ...