NASA's Psyche spacecraft will get a boost from Mars on Friday, May 15, passing just 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from the planet's surface at some 12,333 mph (19,848 kph). The spacecraft will ...

A crewed expedition to Mars promises to push the absolute limits of human endurance. To grasp the sheer scale of the journey, ...

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few ...

NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would shorten a roundtrip to Earth's planetary neighbor to as ...

Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.

On May 3, 2026, NASA’s Psyche mission captured a stunning image of Mars from 3 million miles away, ahead of a crucial gravity ...

"I’d say that while an astronaut could make it to Mars they might need dialysis on the way back," researchers said.

NASA’s CHAPEA mission, designed to simulate the challenges of long-duration Mars exploration, has now reached a milestone, ...