The orbital period of an asteroid provides clues to the shortest path to the Red Planet.

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been ...

A new study suggests early orbital data from asteroids could reveal faster interplanetary routes, potentially reducing Mars round trips to just 153 days. Research focusing on asteroid 2001 CA21 shows ...

Curiosity has detected a surprising variety of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds tied to the chemistry of life.

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity ...

The Curiosity Mars rover detected many organic compounds, including ones not seen before on the red planet, such as nitrogen- ...

Some Earth-based microbes may be tougher than expected, raising new questions about survival beyond our planet.

A fungus pulled from NASA cleanrooms kept surviving tests that were meant to mimic nearly every stage of a trip to Mars. That ...

Whether it's robotic rovers heading to Mars or, one day, a crew of astronauts, a round-trip journey is an incredibly long one ...

Scientists believe they found fresh proof of an ancient ocean on Mars in the form of a “bathtub ring” it left after it dried ...

Time moves differently on Mars — not in the Tibetan philosophy sense of the word, but in a measurable, physics-will-ruin-your-mission kind of way that's giving NASA engineers a real headache. As the ...