When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a better candidate for human ...

Decades ago, it looked like humanity was destined for the stars, but we have instead done little more than trudge to and from ...

NASA found the boulders on what has been dubbed "Mount Washburn," a rocky field on the Jezero crater, where an ancient lake is believed to have been located billions of years ago. The name "Mount ...

This new Hubble image of Mars reveals details as small as 20 to 30 miles across. Bright, frosty polar caps, and clouds above a vivid, rust-colored landscape reveal Mars as a dynamic seasonal planet in ...

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For 378 days, the four-member team will live and work inside Mars Dune Alpha. NASA is offering volunteers an otherworldly experience here on Earth where participants eat, live and communicate as if ...