NASA has been quite pleased with the progress of the InSight lander mission, with just about everything going as well as could be expected. A smooth launch, easy flight to Mars and impeccable ...

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Perchlorate, plus abiotic oxidants, explains the Viking results and there is no requirement to postulate life on Mars. "The discovery of perchlorate on Mars by the Phoenix mission has provided ... are ...

The north pole of Mars is slowly sinking under the weight of an ice cap that only formed within the past few million years. And, in the process, it's telling us something about what the planet's ...

In February 2024, an American spacecraft landed on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years and ushered in a new era of lunar exploration defined by commercial enterprise. The landing ...

The lunar lander, which could launch ... and their vehicles to travel onward to Mars. Here are five things to know about the upcoming lunar lander mission, dubbed IM-2. Athena, the name of the ...

Mars," said Nicky Fox, associate administrator with NASA Science Mission Directorate during a prelaunch press briefing. Onboard this lander are multiple science and technology experiments.

The Athena spacecraft, which is on a mission ... missions to Mars. If all goes to plan, Athena should be landing on the moon's south pole on Thursday, March 6. The Athena lander got off the ...

"The discovery of perchlorate on Mars by the Phoenix mission has provided a basis for ... Good targets are salt deposits and polar ground ice." This new research has been published in Icarus.

But it's after the craft has touched down on its IM-2 mission and ... astronauts to Mars. Here's a look at just five of the scientific instruments that will be aboard the lander, as well as ...