Despite the significant strides made in space exploration, the dream of setting foot on Mars remains elusive. The journey to ...

On January 14, 2004, the United States announced a new "Vision for Space Exploration," promising that humans would not only ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

Blue Origin's heavy lift New Glenn became the first commercial rocket to make it to orbit on its first try back in January.

What innovative rovers can be developed to advance Mars surface exploration? This is what a recent study presented at the Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the Division for ...

Registration is open for faculty to attend the Westwood Lecture Series on Sept. 12. Space is limited and registration is required. Roger C. Wiens, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary ...

What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting 2025 hopes to address as a ...

For over 50 years, Cornell has made astronomical contributions in the ongoing efforts to explore and understand the mysterious inner workings of Earth’s rust-colored neighbor, Mars. In honor of these ...

Mars has two moons, but they're not quite like Earth's moon. That's raised a lot of questions about where they're from, ...

November's Sky Above episode features a supermoon, meteor shower, and interstellar comet, with experts discussing these ...

Sixty years ago today, NASA’s Mariner 4 flew within about 6,000 miles of Mars, capturing the first close-up images of another planet’s surface. The much awaited images were in black and white, ...

Sixty years ago today, NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft took the first up-close images of Mars, changing humanity's understanding of the Red Planet. The spacecraft was designed and built by the Jet ...