A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

Elon Musk has repeatedly said he plans to put humans on Mars, yet the gap between that vision and reality remains wide. The obstacles are not just about rockets or money, but about biology, psychology ...

Early prototypes of the SpaceX Starship super-capsule that Italy is chartering to speed its spaceflight and biotech experiments to Mars (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) With its ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies the highest priority science objectives for the first human mission to Mars, and says searching ...