NASA’s Curiosity rover had an unexpectedly stubborn Mars souvenir after drilling into a rock nicknamed “Atacama” — the entire ...

Merck Foundation ( the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks ‘International Day of Girls and Women in Science 2026’ together with the First ...

Elon Musk’s bombshell decision to freeze plans to begin building a human colony on Mars, in favor of fostering a Moon city, is a cosmic mistake, says a top Mars scholar.

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists said Tuesday. The organic ...

Artemis II is just the first step toward the goal of establishing a permanent base on the moon and eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said on Monday. "We got the ...

Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says the successful splashdown of the Orion spacecraft marks a critical step toward returning humans to the moon — and eventually reaching Mars — as the United ...

NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the moon, which is seen as a stepping stone for future missions to Mars. The upcoming Artemis II mission will be a 10-day test flight circling the moon ...

NASA unveiled a new vision for its near-term future Tuesday, including construction of a complete moon base, a major increase in robotic missions and a nuclear-powered spacecraft to bring a slew of ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. NASA astronauts are gearing up to fly around the ...

The prospect of a sustained human presence beyond Earth orbit is rapidly shifting from science fiction to a near-term reality. NASA has announced an ambitious plan to build a permanent lunar base ...

The mission, called Space Reactor 1 Freedom, will test advanced nuclear electric propulsion. Upon reaching Mars, the spacecraft would deploy helicopters to explore the planet from the air. This ...