The team that operates rovers on Mars is using a test rover in southern California to assess maneuvers the Mars rover Spirit might use to get out of soft, loose soil where its wheels have sunk ...

As global warming continues and space technology improves, there is more and more talk about the growing possibility of a sci-fi future in which humans become a multiplanetary species. Specifically, ...

Mars and the star Regulus are set to put on a dazzling show tonight as the Red Planet passes remarkably close to Leo’s brightest star in a striking celestial pairing — and you can watch it live online ...

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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Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed ...