Let's go on an ESCAPADE: NASA's small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars' atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That's the future that NASA's ESCAPADE ...

NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere – and what that could mean for Earth

Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick ...

Invisible threat disrupts NASA’s first Mars mission in 5 years

The declaration came on Wednesday, December 21, after NASA failed to make contact with the lander across two consecutive ...

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.

OTD In Space - November 13: Mariner 9 Becomes 1st Spacecraft to Orbit Mars

On November 13, 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit Mars. At the time, scientists didn't know much about the ...