In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth ...

If all goes according to NASA’s plans, 2026 will finally be the year that astronauts once again launch to the moon.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about when or if those ...

Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

The Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater for years, but it's never found an otherworldly object quite like ...

NASA has released a short timelapse video of Perseverance's record-breaking drive on Mars, as engineers determine the rover ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars since it landed there in spectacular fashion nearly five ...

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Eleven years in Mars orbit, terabytes of vital information on the Martian atmosphere, and over half a billion dollars in government funding. This is what was brought into peril on December 6th, 2025, ...

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars for over a decade. The loss of signal occurred on Dec. 6 as the orbiter passed behind Mars from Earth's perspective. MAVEN ...

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) was first launched in November 2013 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...