The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...

Recent discoveries on Mars have sparked excitement in the scientific community as NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) ...

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

In most photos, the surface of Mars looks like an empty red wasteland. But if you look a bit closer, the remnants of an ...

After spending nearly 13 years in Pisces, Neptune moves into Aries on Sunday, initiating a new 14-year cycle that will ...

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has remained a mystery. However, the SWOT satellite is changing that by doing ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A perfect March Madness bracket could win you a trip to Mars in the years ahead aboard SpaceX's Starship rocket. And in case you're wondering, yes, that's the same spacecraft that has made ...

With as many as five active missions – including two surface rovers: Perseverance and Curiosity – to explore and learn more about Mars, the aspect of human exploration remains NASA’s goal. Musk isn’t ...

When asked about the possible timeline for humankind’s first steps on Mars, Mr Musk said, “I think the soonest would be (20)29”. He said it would take another decade and a half to make the ...

NASA aims to send humans to Mars as early as the 2030s; flights which, there and back, could take 21 months. "The extreme environment of space, the radiation, the lack of gravity, even just ...