Sometimes, boring is best — and that's certainly true when you're trying to set a lander down on the surface of Mars, where any eventfulness is likely bad news. That's why scientists carefully chose a ...

Something went horribly wrong. The Schiaparelli lander appears to have crashed during its attempted landing on Mars two days ago. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified new markings on the ...

Jan. 6 -- The project scientist for the missing Mars Polar Lander mission called published reports that the lander probably tumbled down into a canyon “way premature.” Members of the Lockheed Martin ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

PASADENA, California – NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spent its first full day in the Martian arctic plains checking its instruments in preparation for an ambitious digging mission to study whether the ...

NASA counted down Saturday to the long-awaited launch of its latest Mars lander, InSight, designed to perch on the surface of the Red Planet and listen for "Marsquakes." The spacecraft was scheduled ...

The Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm — they key to beginning science experiments — has successfully unstowed, scientists said today. "Unstowing it is somewhat violent, so the fact the arm is out is ...

Talking to planetary scientists can be like walking into a foreign country and not speaking the language. Here's a guide to some of the terms that scientists on the Phoenix mission use: EDL: Entry, ...