The Japanese space agency JAXA is studying use of inflatable aeroshells to enable landings of small Mars rovers. Credit: ISAS/JAXA WASHINGTON — An institute in Japan’s space agency is pursuing a ...

The 20th century began with the exploration of the last unknown continent on Earth - Antarctica. So it's somewhat appropriate that as the century closes, another great act of polar exploration is ...

Mars has hosted a surprising number of robotic visitors, yet the question of where humans should touch down remains wide open. As engineers refine maps of potential Mars landing sites, one location ...

It’s been more than a year since the Ingenuity helicopter broke one of its blades, ending its experimental stint on Mars. On the heels of this wildly successful NASA mission, a defense contractor has ...

SEOUL--South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) until then on space ...

As you are reading this there are a total of six human-made rovers on Mars. All of them, including the ones that are no longer active, have been tasked to some degree with the search for signs of life ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin rover is back on course for a landmark trip to Mars, where it will probe the red planet for signs of extraterrestrial life. ESA initially designed ...

The Mars Pathfinder lander touched down - or bounced down - on 4 July 1997, becoming the first human mission to reach the Martian Surface since the Viking lander of 1976. The Sojourner is the first ...

On May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix lander arrived on Mars. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Phoenix was NASA's sixth mission to successfully land on Mars, and it was the first mission ...