NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years. This plan was prepared for the NASA Science Mission Directorate's Mars ...

The report also emphasises the need to study how Martian dust and radiation affect astronauts. A new detailed report says that the first astronauts to walk on Mars should actively search for signs of ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has laid out possible priorities and practicalities of a human mission to Mars. As well as setting out a key priority ...

Searching for evidence of life on Mars should be the main scientific objective for the first human missions to the Red Planet, according to a major new report. The report from the National Academies ...

Complexity, cost and scheduling are major issues, and MSR is shrouded in doubt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's bold plan ...

An Independent Review Board (IRB) looked at NASA’s current plans and goals of the first mission to return samples from Mars, and NASA is establishing a team to respond. In addition to bringing home ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

NASA needs to "challenge conventional thinking and look to new and creative solutions for the exploration of Mars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Mars Sample Return campaign makes use of an armada of hardware to collect Martian soil, rock, and atmospheric specimens for return to Earth. An Independent Review Board (IRB) looked at NASA’s current ...