For nearly half a century, NASA has been talking an awfully good game about its much-heralded Mars Sample Return (MSR) project. As long ago as 1978, the space agency requested funding to develop a ...

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NASA's simulated Mars program was a "success," according to Dr. Suzanne Bell. NASA is readying to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s and the agency's first, yearlong simulated mission took one giant ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission may get a reprieve from an unexpected source. Lockheed Martin has proposed a streamlined, lower-cost alternative that could slash the mission’s price tag ...

Ross Elder of Williamstown, who will command a simulated mission living on Mars for 378 days. The mission begins Oct. 19. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — A Williamstown man will lead an Earth-based ...

Astronauts on a future mission to Mars may not make it all the way to the Red Planet and back without experiencing kidney failure, new research has found. While not usually considered one of the main ...

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than ...

NASA plans a human Mars roundtrip mission, potentially beginning as early as 2035, involving approximately six to seven months of travel each way and a potential 500-day surface stay. The Artemis ...

On November 13, NASA launched a new unmanned mission to Mars under the name ESCAPADE, short for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers. The launch was met with fairly little fanfare in ...