Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

Imagine you're all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That's what ...

NASA’s long-promised journey to Mars has often sounded like a hazy promise, safely parked in the “sometime in the 2030s” ...

Scientists believe these rocks were formed by ancient rainfall and humidity, similar to processes on Earth. The discovery adds to the evidence that Mars may have once been a habitable planet capable ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of water on ancient Mars with "rippled textures" and "landslide debris" in the ...

A consequential debate that has been simmering behind closed doors at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, must soon come to a head. It concerns the selection of the next spacecraft the agency will ...