This article originally appeared on Universe Today. Getting to Mars takes a really long time, about 9 months using today’s rocket technology. This is because regular rocket engines burn fuel and ...

The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint of heart. We're not talking days, weeks, or months. But there are technologies that could help transport a crew on that round-trip journey in a ...

Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, ...

Thursday, NASA launched its latest spacecraft to Mars, a $2.7 billion mission to explore the planet's minerals and look for signs of life. Mars is now the focus of an interplanetary space race ...

Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA's Perseverance rover samples back from Mars. As interest in Mars Sample Return (MSR) resurfaces, Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck says his company already has ...