March 2, 2018 The Curiosity rover just drilled into a rock on Mars for 1st time since 2016 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity just drilled into a Red Planet rock for the first time in more than a year.
March 1, 2018 NASA's new space telescope will investigate why Mars lost so much water Mars will be one of the first targets for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope as the orbiting observatory gathers more data to learn why the Red Planet lost so much water over its 4.5-billion-year history.
February 27, 2018 Bugs found in the driest spot on Earth could indicate life on Mars Freak rains in the driest part of the world have revealed hidden microbes that could point to what life on Mars might look like.
February 23, 2018 Did crystals from ancient lakes on Mars form these tiny, weird things? NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars found tiny, dark bumps on a Martian ridge that are similar to those found around gypsum crystals that form in drying lakes on Earth, according to a statement from the space agency.
February 15, 2018 NASA is sending a million-year-old piece of Mars back home A million-years-old rock is flying home.
February 13, 2018 Life detection on Mars: Are Red Planet protocols in place? Finding evidence for life on Mars has been a decades-long ambition for NASA, which has spent billions of dollars to send machines wheeling over, poking and probing the Red Planet.
February 7, 2018 Elon Musk has launched Falcon Heavy, but how long does it take to get to Mars? Ever wondered how long it would take to get to Mars?
February 7, 2018 SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch wows space experts, heralds new era of exploration SpaceX’s historic Falcon Heavy launch on Tuesday has wowed space experts, with the test flight laying the foundations for ambitious future missions.
February 7, 2018 President Trump congratulates SpaceX on Falcon Heavy rocket success CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When SpaceX launched its giant Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday (Feb. 6), President Donald Trump was apparently watching.
February 6, 2018 SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch preview: What, when and why Known for big statements and bigger bets, as well as spectacular surprises and failures, SpaceX's Elon Musk is attempting his biggest – or heaviest – venture yet. Launching the world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy.