Mars

The Schiaparelli lander’s failure to phone home has scientists fearing the worst

With the Schiaparelli lander, Europe hopes to join the U.S. and Russia in successfully touching down on the Red Planet

A graphic from the Scientific American archive provides context for this month’s Mars landing attempt

NASA's MAVEN mission returns stunning ultraviolet images of the Red Planet

In the waning days of his administration, the president has been paying unusual attention to space, recently highlighting his accomplishments and further goals for exploration of the solar system

If successful, the October 19th landing would be a historic first for Europe's space programs

With fewer future missions planned, the agency is rethinking how scientists will compete for access

The SpaceX vision for a multiplanet species prompts thinking on how to make a planet more habitable

International rules on microbe contamination may stymie Curiosity's bid to study suspected water in hillside streaks 

Six “astronauts” spent 12 months in a dome or wearing space suits on a barren volcano  

Challenges facing Elon Musk’s project include getting return-trip fuel from Martian resources  

Mission scientists are investigating what caused a suspension the Mars rover's activities on July 2