Zhou Wenxing, a staff member at the country's astronaut training ... Its space programme was the third to put humans in orbit ...

NASA is also working to evolve key technologies that will enable low-cost exploration missions to Mars and throughout the solar system. This includes what is considered to be the most important ...

All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

Nasa's Perseverance rover discovered a skull-shaped rock, dubbed "Skull Hill," in Mars' Jezero Crater, standing out against the lighter terrain. Chemical analysis ruled out meteorite composition ...

SpaceX aims for Starship to reach Mars by the end of next year, potentially paving the way for human missions as early as 2029, though 2031 is considered more realistic. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX ...

Zhou Yuelong is back at the Crucible (Picture: Getty Images) Zhou Yuelong is enjoying life and is back at the Crucible in his home town for the first time in six years. The 27-year-old beat ...

Published in the journal IMA Fungus, a new study highlights the potential for lichens to survive and function on the Martian surface, challenging previous assumptions about the uninhabitable ...

NASA’s Mars rover has spotted something out of this world — a mysterious, skull-shaped elevation – sitting on a slope where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong. The mysterious rock – dubbe ...

The envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said Moscow could discuss the offer with Musk by video conference. Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars planned by billionaire ...

Is it possible to colonise Mars? In 1964, Nasa’s uncrewed Mariner 4 spacecraft made its first successful fly-by of Mars. Then, in July 1976, a craft (Viking 1) made the first successful landing ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. New samples collected and analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity rover are pushing researchers closer than ever to finding out if Mars ...

Scientific studies at the Jezero Crater enabled researchers to study Mars’ weather changes. Mars features dust devils due to temperature difference-driven warm air columns, which simultaneously rise ...