A rare 6-planet alignment will occur soon. Here's what to know.
The orbits of six planets will bring them to the same side of the sun to create a "planetary parade" in early June.
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The orbits of six planets will bring them to the same side of the sun to create a "planetary parade" in early June.
NASA is looking for four volunteers to spend a year living and working inside a Mars simulator.
Living long past its design lifetime, the Ingenuity helicopter was finally done in by rotor damage during a presumed off-kilter landing.
Perseverance, which landed on Mars in 2021, has been exploring the planet for signs of ancient life.
"Dec. 7 brings one of those magical moments when the sky changes dramatically before your very eyes," NASA said.
The company was founded in Minnesota by Frank C. Mars and has since spanned more than five generations.
NASA's longest-running rover on Mars, Opportunity, has been pronounced dead, 15 years after it landed on the red planet.
Was there ever life on Mars? Maybe. Is there sound? Definitely. On Friday, NASA released audio of the Martian wind, the first time sound has been recorded on another planet's surface.
Controllers expect it will be several more days before there's enough sunlight to recharge Opportunity's battery through its solar panels.
New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present.
The space agency says it is working on creating a swarm of robot bees that will fly around the surface of Mars.
Six NASA-backed research subjects who have been cooped up in a Mars-like habitat on a remote Hawaii volcano since January emerged from isolation Sunday. They devoured fresh-picked tropical fruits, vegetables and a fluffy egg strata after eating mostly freeze-dried food during their isolation.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson broke the U.S. record Monday for most time in space and talked up Mars during a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump.
Are we ready to settle down on the red planet? Plans are going to be announced Tuesday about creating a permanent settlement on Mars.
The self-proclaimed "Minnesota Martian" has made the latest round of cuts for the Mars One Program. Jackson Kisling was one of more than 200,000 when he applied to be one of the first people to go to Mars. Now he's only up against 662 others.
A Woodbury man could be traveling to a place no human has ever seen. He's a finalist to be one of the first people to live on Mars. A Dutch company has a plan to colonize Mars before 2025. They have bubbles that astronauts would live in and a whole plan on how to exist.
How's the air on Mars? A Minnesota scientist hopes to find out, soon.
A 4-year-old pit bull named Cesar is recovering after being found near death earlier this week.
