Social feeds lit up with dusty red rocks, shiny angles and bold captions this week. The story behind them matters more. Claims that NASA’s Perseverance ...

Blue Origin has test fired its New Glenn rocket engine as it makes final preparations for the launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE ...

A late-night stream of Mars images has stirred fresh curiosity, uneasy laughter and a rash of wild theories across social ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE twin probes are set to launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to Mars, studying the planet’s magnetosphere ...

SpaceX's next mission to the moon, and the next launch of its triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket, has slipped to no earlier ...

After months of travel, the Mars Rover Perseverance is ready to land on the surface of the red planet. The landing took place in February 2021. Australia's worst peacetime aviation disaster ...

Mars is where that leadership will be proven. And if NASA is serious about sending humans there, and keeping them safe while they’re there, that investment in long-term infrastructure needs to start ...

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising signs we have, but these are still inconclusive. If life exists on Mars today, ...

"Dust affects everything on Mars — from local weather to how well we can take images. It's difficult to overstate its importance." Tiny tornadoes of dust whirl across Mars's rusty plains far faster ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — If scientists can prove evidence of life on Mars — now or at any point in the past — “that ...

Whirling dust devils and winds on Mars can move at an unexpected 99 miles per hour. The dust they send into the atmosphere could affect future missions.