The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes.

As the White House accelerates plans for a 2026 crewed mission to Mars, Georgia Tech experts highlight the engineering, scientific, and diplomatic challenges that will shape the success—and ...

NASA scientists have discovered a mysterious structure on Mars that may offer new insights into the Red Planet's watery past. The dark, pitted rock, nicknamed 'Skull Hill', was discovered by NASA's ...

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic ...