NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured several images of the Insight lander on the Red Planet between 2018 and ...

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New research published by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics offers a compelling explanation for the strange ...

In its announcement on Thursday, the administration said it has allocated 15 kilograms of payload capacity on the orbiter and ...

Scientists have known for a while that Mars currently lacks a magnetic field, and many blame that for its paltry atmosphere – ...

Even Mars rovers can't hide from the paparazzi. A NASA spacecraft snapped a dramatic photo of the Curiosity rover in mid-drive on the red planet.

In an era of reusable rockets and near-daily access to space, NASA is still paying more than it did 30 years ago to launch ...

Rocket Lab released a new line of customizable solar arrays built to power satellites in any orbit with unmatched efficiency ...

Apr. 15, 2025 — First ever supercomputer simulations of Mars with a fully molten core could explain the Red Planet's unusual magnetic field. Billions of years ago, Mars had an active magnetic field.

Robert Lee Hotz covered new research and its impact on society for The Wall Street Journal.

NASA is also working to evolve key technologies that will enable low-cost exploration missions to Mars and throughout the solar system. This includes what is considered to be the most important ...