NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency ...

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

Instead of a winter wonderland, the Red Planet's northern hemisphere goes through an active—even explosive—spring thaw. While ...

In 2023, NASA announced the crew of its upcoming Artemis ... There is still a lot of work to be done, as making a human trip to Mars "will be challenging," Space.com said. The distance itself ...

The space firm founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos has a powerful rocket called New Glenn that may at last get off the ground in ...

HUMANS have already reached the Moon – and Mars seems like the obvious next step. But how will we get there? There are ...

Massive sunspot AR3576 has been captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: ...

The only place in Illinois to see a NASA exhibit on the search for life on alien planets is the Joliet Public Library. And it ...

After an arduous ascent to the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover is doing a little sightseeing. The most recent stop on its Red Planet road trip? A roughly 656-foot-long (200 ...

It's a new year on Mars, and while New Year's means winter in Earth's northern hemisphere, it's the start of spring in the ...