As expected, the billionaire astronaut—and likely future administrator of NASA—is focused on Mars and the private sector.

Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert, with patches of subterranean ice and ice caps at its poles. Billions of years ...

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...

Thanks to new research techniques published today, scientists say that "our understanding of why Mars is red has been ...

New research shows that the red dust on Mars contains ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron oxide. It's evidence that the planet ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted an oddball rock in an ancient river channel on Mars. Deputy project scientist Katie ...

Mars’s signature red hue may not be due to hematite, as previously believed, but rather to ferrihydrite — an iron oxide that ...

Electromagnetic Systems has successfully tested nuclear fuel that could power future rapid space missions, including trips to ...

Intuitive Machines second NASA-backed lunar lander mission will deliver scientific instruments to hunt for water under the ...

Data from China's Zhurong rover on Mars suggests an ancient ocean and strengthens evidence that the planet was once warm, wet ...

Scientists have used orbiters and rovers to find dried streams, lakes, and gullies on Mars that hint at its watery past, but ...

NASA has unveiled an ambitious plan to reach Mars before SpaceX, leveraging the Artemis program and a strategic Moon-to-Mars ...