From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar ...

Rice’s faculty are ready to offer their expertise in solar physics, space weather, astronaut training, Mars exploration and ...

A collection-based survey of lichen species at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, USA and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station in Nunavut, Canada was conducted as part of the Mars-160 mission ...

If we’re going to live on Mars we’ll need a way to grow food in its arid dirt. Researchers think they know a way.

Scientists know quite a bit about the surface of Mars from robotic missions, but there are still many unexplored geologic ...

Early tests of remotely operating robotics with an eye to employing them on the moon have been promising. Teleoperated rovers ...

NASA has set an ambitious goal to send humans to Mars by the early 2030s as part of a long-term mission to answer fundamental ...

NASA announced Wednesday a new strategy review team will assess potential architecture adjustments for the agency’s Mars ...

Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to turn lunar and Martian sand into strong building materials. This ...

China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing ...

Scientists in China say they have developed a lightweight, rechargeable battery for Mars exploration that could be powered by the Martian atmosphere while withstanding the planet’s extreme ...