The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Airbus the contract to design and construct the landing platform for the ExoMars ...

Martian dust contains hazardous substances like silica, perchlorates, nanophase iron oxides and toxic metals, which can cause ...

Martian dust storms can potentially cause respiratory issues and elevated risk of disease, making them yet another health hazard space agencies need to prepare for, according to new research by the ...

All three authors are from the space science division of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, near San Francisco. "With Mars sample return on the horizon and the prospect of ...

Back in 1976, the dual NASA Viking landers came to full stop on ... the on-going discussion on a key question: Is there life on Mars? Fast forward to today, a new paper tackles and reconsiders ...