Taken by the Viking 1 lander shortly after it touched down on Mars, this image is the first photograph ever taken from the surface of Mars. It was taken on July 20, 1976.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached a significant milestone in its ambitious ExoMars mission. The parachute system, ...

The helicopters will scout the Martian surface to help prepare for a human landing on the Red Planet.

A new study identifies Amazonis Planitia, particularly the AP-8 region, as a promising landing site on Mars. This location ...

On July 20, 1976, Viking 1’s lander touched down on Mars, achieving a successful soft landing on another planet. In the years ...

Research into brines suggests that frost-covered regions are the most promising candidates for future Martian habitability ...

The Phoenix Mars Lander blasted off before dawn, precisely on time, hurtling through the clear moonlit sky aboard an unmanned Delta rocket. The rocket was easily visible for five minutes, a bright ...

Airbus has won a contract to build the lander for Europe's first Mars rover. The UK firm has replaced Russia's space agency on the mission.

What can we learn when we slow down to look closely at objects? Join in as we look closely at landers and rovers built by engineers to help us better understand Mars! After watching the video, make ...

While the UA-led Phoenix Mars lander grabbed all the attention on Sunday, another piece of UA technology stole the show on Memorial Day. An image from the UA-developed HiRISE camera captured ...

South Korea is joining the new space race with plans for a moon base and Mars landing – both by 2045. As of mid-2025, no ...

The European Space Agency's missing Beagle 2 lander has finally been spotted on the surface of Mars, bringing a 12-year-old mystery to an end. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of ...