NASA Sets 2028 Launch For First Nuclear Mission To Mars Days Before Return To The Moon

NASA plans a 2028 nuclear-powered Mars mission using SR-1 Freedom and Skyfall helicopters, aiming to transform deep-space ...
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Did NASA's Perseverance rover actually find evidence of life on Mars? We need to haul its samples home to find out, scientists say

We'll likely need to get Perseverance's samples to Earth to determine if they do indeed harbor evidence of Mars life —but the prospects of such a mission are cloudy at best.

Here is NASA’s plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars

But what should NASA do with hardware already built for the Gateway outpost? NASA spent close to $4.5 billion on developing a ...

Why is NASA watching the Sun 24/7 before the Artemis II launch? Astronauts face invisible danger

With the Artemis II mission launching its astronauts outside Earth's magnetic field for the first time on 1 April 2026 in ...

NASA's Perseverance rover finds a "strange rock" on Mars—Could it hold signs of ancient life?

Scientists studying Mars rocks have found a metal-rich mineral. This raised news question about whether the red planet once ...
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NASA to test nuclear electric propulsion with 2028 mission to Mars

NASA’s new exploration strategy includes the rapid development of a nuclear-powered mission to Mars in 2028, leveraging ...