After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The ...

NASA has officially lost a decade-old Mars orbiter that performed vital scientific and communications work at the Red Planet. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, which launched ...

SCHENECTADY — About 10 minutes before its scheduled start time, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” running through Sunday at Proctors, begins conjuring its world of debauchery. The preshow is a seductive ...

The space agency announced that the MAVEN spacecraft, which has circled Mars for more than a decade, is being decommissioned. By Katrina Miller On Wednesday, NASA announced the end of a more than ...

When SpaceX released its investor prospectus last week, it revealed an unusual condition in the compensation deal for CEO Elon Musk: In order for him to earn performance-based shares, the company has ...

A NASA spacecraft bound for an unusual metallic asteroid recently made a strategic flyby of Mars — and its cameras captured a rare perspective of the red planet along the way. The Psyche mission, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the ...

NASA released a much-anticipated contract solicitation for a Mars-orbiting spacecraft late last week, kicking off what is sure to be a hotly contested and potentially controversial procurement. At ...

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The surface of Mars may be littered with traces of the same minerals that make up rubies, sapphires and opals on Earth—but there are critical differences that mean any potential future mining ...

A round trip from Earth to Mars takes about three years. New research suggests a potential shortcut to Mars, inspired by an asteroid's orbital path, that would reduce the journey to as little as 153 ...

A round trip from Earth to Mars takes about three years. New research suggests a potential shortcut to Mars, inspired by an asteroid's orbital path, that would reduce the journey to as little as 153 ...