The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics ...

In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left ...

Look up! Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s known as a "planetary parade," and most will be able to be seen with ...

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

Venus and Saturn are currently in conjunction, meaning the planets appear close together in the night sky from Earth. These ...

As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

Six planets will be in alignment during the planet parade: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn.

It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...