Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

NASA's search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists ...

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

Chinese scientists, together with international scholars, have for the first time confirmed the presence of a solid inner core in Mars with a radius of about 600 kilometers, a significant progress in ...

Life on Mars is still a big maybe, but if humans ever manage to settle there, they won’t go alone. Any future colony will need organisms that can tolerate intense radiation and a serious lack of ...

A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a ...

"Starship’s tenth flight test provided valuable data by stressing the limits of vehicle capabilities and providing maximum excitement along the way." The Starship megarocket passed its latest launch ...

Starship performed very well on Tuesday (Aug. 27), but SpaceX will soon move on from the shiny silver vehicle. From the current version of it, anyway: The company plans to continue iterating with ...

SpaceX postponed Starship's 10th launch due to weather issues in Texas. Elon Musk outlined plans for its Mars mission and reusable design. Despite setbacks, NASA plans to use it for moon missions.

After setbacks during the last three launches of Starship, Elon Musk’s rocket splashed down in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday night. By Kenneth Chang After several disappointing failures, SpaceX’s ...