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Flight Delays: NASA To Help Planes Arrive On Time By Developing New Technology

The technology would increase efficiency while automating some of the work done by air traffic controllers.

ExoMars Update: ESA Raises Trace Gas Orbiter’s Angle To Prep For Main Science Mission

The orbital angle of the spacecraft, which has been locked in orbit around Mars since October, was raised to almost 74 degrees from 7 degrees with respect to the planet's equator.

SpaceX News: Falcon 9 Rockets Will Launch Every Two To Three Weeks At New Florida Location

SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two or three weeks.

Mars Facts: How Did Water Exist On The Red Planet In Absence Of CO2? Curiosity Rover Data Adds To Dilemma

The dilemma has become deeper after data from the Curiosity rover showed not enough carbon existed on the red planet 3.5 billion years ago, when its surface had liquid water.

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Mars Ice Home: First Humans On The Red Planet May Live In Igloos Made Of Martian Water-Ice

On Thursday, a team of experts at NASA's Langley Research Center finalized the design for an “Ice Home” — one of the many concepts for sustainable human habitats on Mars.

Water On Mars: Discovery Of Boron Suggests The Planet Once Had Habitable Groundwater

On Earth, Boron — a water-soluble element — is a signature left behind by evaporated water.

Alien Life On Mars? New Findings Show It Was Possible For 100 Million Years Or More

The Mars rover Curiosity has analyzed the planet's rocks and found life could have been supported for perhaps hundreds of millions of years.

SpaceX Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Dec. 21, 2015

SpaceX Explosion Update: Rocket Launch Schedule Delays Mean No More 2016 Missions, NASA Woes

SpaceX won't launch in 2016. Some wonder how much that will hit the company financially.

Mars One Delays Its Plan To Colonize The Red Planet, Again

The private spaceflight company, which originally wanted to send humans to Mars in 2023, has pushed back the deadline yet again — this time to 2031.

ExoMars Mission Update: Trace Gas Orbiter Carries Out Test Science Measurements

The Trace Gas Orbiter, currently locked in an elliptical orbit around the red planet, has begun carrying out preliminary scientific observations of Mars and its moon Phobos.

Water On Mars: Greenhouse Gas-Fueled Climate Cycles May Explain How Canyons And Valleys On Mars Formed

A study suggests that long-lasting cycles of warm periods on Mars, caused by the build-up of greenhouse gasses, may have allowed running water to carve the planet's surface.

ExoMars 2020: European Space Agency Gets Additional $460 Million For Mars Rover Mission

European government officials on Thursday approved the nearly $464 million the European Space Agency had requested for the second phase of its ExoMars mission.

NASA Space Fire Experiments: Watch Stuff Burn Up On Board A Cargo Spacecraft As Agency Eyes Mars

The space agency burned some stuff up to see how things react in lower gravity.

ExoMars Mission To Find Life On Mars Needs Another $430 Million To Make Its 2020 Journey

The ESA mission to find evidence of past or present life on the red planet needs another $430 million to make its planned journey in 2020.

ExoMars Crash Landing Of Schiaparelli Caused By Computer Glitch, European Space Agency Says

Schiaparelli crashed on the surface of Mars Oct. 19 after a brief computer glitch.

Water On Mars: Ice Deposit Found Underground On Red Planet Enough To Fill Lake Superior

A subsurface water ice body found under the mid-northern hemisphere of the red planet has enough water to fill up Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes.

Past Life On Mars: Researchers Use NASA Photos To Discover Potential Similarities With Earth Formations

Researchers say there's a good chance similar geologic structures may show life once existed on Mars.

ExoMars Orbiter To Make First Scientific Observation Of Mars

The Trace Gas Orbiter, currently orbiting the red planet once every 4.2 days, will provide the science teams at ESA and Roscosmos a chance to calibrate their instruments.

Climate Change: Will Bird Poop Save The World As Arctic Winters Get Warmer?

Temperatures in the Arctic, which is going through the polar night, are about 36 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the mean temperature for this time of the year.

Trump NASA Plans: President-Elect May Support Mission To Mars Or Moon, While Ignoring Climate Change Research

The president-elect's plans for the space agency aren't clear yet but past comments indicate he may still support manned travel to Mars.

Is There Water On Mars? New Study Says Probably Not, Casting Doubts Over Existence Of Life On Planet

A new study based on analysis of data gathered by the Opportunity rover states that Mars is, and has been for millions of years, an incredibly dry planet.

Mission To Mars: Two-Weeklong Simulation To Study Key Hurdles Begins Near Hawaii’s Mauna Ulu

During the two-week mission, researchers will collect rock samples to practice and perfect protocols that would be needed during similar missions on Mars.

Iron Meteorite On Mars: Curiosity Investigates Odd-Looking Space Rock

A mysterious object discovered in images taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover last week is an iron-nickel meteorite, NASA has confirmed.

NASA Report Highlights Contamination Risks Associated With Deep Space Manned Missions

In a report Wednesday, the space agency outlined 25 "knowledge gaps" that need to be addressed to prevent contamination during human missions to alien planets and moons.