Musk will discuss progress and next steps toward building a human presence on the Red Planet ahead of Starship’s ninth test flight today. Reading time 3 minutes Update: May 27, 1:21 p.m ET: SpaceX has ...

NASA's long-planned Mars Sample Return mission is in serious trouble. A flagship endeavor meant to retrieve rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover is now facing budget cuts, delays, and ...

"We want to look at the effects of long-term exposure to space — as if the Zylon material is going for a potential six- to nine-month mission to Mars." The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane is ...

A view inside the sandbox portion of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. NASA is not quite sending astronauts ...