Finding life beyond Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of science and human thought. Yet, only one direct search for extraterrestrial life has ever ...

The Viking missions paved the way for future Mars missions and helped researchers understand the red planet’s climate and ...

Trips to Mars with temporary stays is one thing, says David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute at Rice University in Houston. Establishing permanent residency on Mars is something ...

SpaceX Starship achieves its first payload deployment, overcoming past failures and advancing the mission toward Mars ...

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday (Aug. 28) at 4:12 a.m. EDT (0812 GMT), ...

SpaceX's Starship successfully put satellites in space for the first time, a major milestone for the Elon Musk-led company ...

After three previous flights failed to meet objectives, a twice-delayed flight 10 hit them all: launch, booster touchdown, ...

David Alexander, the director of the Rice Space Institute, talks about SpaceX's Starship tests and the eventual goal of going ...

It was the 10th demo test for the world's biggest and most powerful rocket. It also included the successful return of the ...

SpaceX’s Starship successfully put satellites in space for the first time, a major milestone for the Elon Musk-led company ...

"Congratulations to @SpaceX on its Starship test. Flight 10's success paves the way for the Starship Human Landing System ...