The Latest Breaking News from Mars

A new study shows the long-term effects of living in an irradiated environment. That could inform us about long-distance space trips.

Lying in bed is a relatively cheap simulation of spending time in space, where the body, even when moving about, does little to no work

The moon formed rapidly in a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized planet 4.5 billion years ago, according to new research.

LOS ANGELES — Olivia Wilde remembers driving to Palm Springs for the first time 20 years ago, taking in the Midcentury Modern architecture, the palm trees, the lush golf courses and the flowing fountains, a verdant city plopped in the middle of a desert. Every time the native New Yorker…

Test flight part of plan to return humans to the moon – and eventually Mars. Plus, the people who can’t stop daydreaming

Problem with one of four rockets calls halt to Monday’s scheduled launch, with next attempt due on 2 September

Not many people can boast of having candid conversations about planetary conquest with Elon Musk, but for Indian software engineer Pranay Pathole, a friendly chat with the world's richest man is just a tweet away. Their unlikely online friendship has blossomed since Pathole was a teenager, with the mercurial billionaire…

Plus, a plasma breakthrough 'could let humans live on Mars'

Saudi Arabia signed on Saturday the Artemis Accords with NASA to join the international alliance in civil exploration and the use of the moon, Mars, meteorites, and comets for peace and the beneficial use of space for all of humanity, and to bring Man back on the moon. The Artemis…