You may have heard about the extensive testing facilities for spacecraft and equipment, but how do scientists prepare for the human aspect of space exploration?

A retro-futuristic space truck. A nimble crustacean on wheels. A space-age dune buggy. One will win a multibillion-dollar prize to deploy on a future NASA Artemis mission. But first, we took a ride on ...

The Ingenuity helicopter from the Mars 2020 mission far exceeded its original mission of simply demonstrating controlled flight. Here's where it stands now.

Watch footage of China's Zhurong rover moving on the Martian surface. It was captured by a camera the rover deployed on Mars.

NASA stated the comet will pass slightly inside Mars’ orbit when it reaches this point, around October 30, 2025. | World News ...

One of the best parts about sending rovers like Perseverance to other planets, is sometimes they send back some absolutely ...

Glover has crisscrossed the globe for nearly a year, meeting with car enthusiasts and Jaguar loyalists. Don't judge the Type ...

It’s a virtual mission to Mars. Our first mission to Mars may still be a ways off, but people can take a virtual tour of the Red Planet thanks to a brand new video by the Mars Express Orbiter. People ...

As predicted, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS came within spitting distance of the surface of Mars as it continued blazing its path through the solar system. The mysterious object, widely believed to be ...

A planetary geologist at the University of Iowa is part of an elite NASA team pouring over data being relayed from the Perseverance Mars Rover, which has discovered some of the clearest signs yet of ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — If scientists can prove evidence of life on Mars — now or at any point in the past — “that ...

The Tumbleweed Mars rover, a spherical robot propelled by martian winds, has successfully passed crucial technical tests, validating its potential for low-cost, large-scale exploration and a swarm ...