SpaceX is planning a groundbreaking mission to Mars in March 2026. The humanoid robot Optimus will be onboard the Starship ...

This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In winter the temperature at the poles of Mars can reach 200° below zero Fahrenheit. But make no mistake: The red ...

President Donald Trump's pick to lead NASA will tell senators on Wednesday that the agency will prioritize an astronaut ...

Cruz asked if NASA, given current budget constraints, could realistically support both a return to the moon along with "a full mission to Mars simultaneously." "Senator, as I mentioned my prepared ...

A space exploration mission to study an asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into three years ago has taken stunning bonus images of Mars and its moon Deimos en route to its final ...

After more than a year in isolation, four volunteers are set to conclude NASA's Mars simulation mission on Saturday, July 6. The crew will exit their 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat at NASA ...