Using the early orbital data of asteroids, an astronomer may have found the ultimate spacecraft shortcut through the solar ...

A new study suggests early orbital data from asteroids could reveal faster interplanetary routes, potentially reducing Mars round trips to just 153 days. Research focusing on asteroid 2001 CA21 shows ...

Whether it's robotic rovers heading to Mars or, one day, a crew of astronauts, a round-trip journey is an incredibly long one ...

The SpaceX board approved a new pay package for CEO Elon Musk that includes huge stock awards should the company reach certain milestones, as it prepares to go public.

Finding life on Mars might be closer than we thought. NASA’s Curiosity rover has yielded promising data from the Red Planet, ...

Searching for water on Mars often feels like chasing a flicker of hope in a cold and quiet world. You read about dried riverbeds, ancient lakes, and canyons carved by water that vanished long ago. So ...

There is a lot of evidence from orbiting satellites and surface rovers indicating that liquid water was present long ago on ...