China’s Zhurong rover has uncovered tantalizing evidence that Mars was once covered by vast oceans, revealing inclined sediment layers that may mark fossilized shorelines. This historic mission has ...

Getting to Mars is only half the problem. Landing there is where everything can go wrong. Starship arrives moving far faster than Mars itself, with nowhere near enough fuel to simply slow down and ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reportedly announced plans to prioritize going to the moon first and attempt a trip to Mars later. The company will target March 2027 for a lunar landing without astronauts on ...

STARBASE, Texas — During a presentation, SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk shared how he plans to use Starship to reach the planet Mars, and how in a few short years, there is a chance humans could ...

SpaceX has put off a mission to Mars planned for this year, shifting its focus to a long-promised lunar voyage for NASA. The rocket company told investors it will prioritize going to the moon first ...

Bright white rocks spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover are rewriting what we thought we knew about ancient Mars. These aluminum-rich clays, called kaolinite, usually form on Earth only after millions ...

HOUSTON — A NASA research aircraft made a gear-up landing at Ellington Airport late Tuesday morning after experiencing a mechanical issue, according to NASA. Cellphone video shared with KHOU 11 shows ...

As more than 120 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl for kickoff on Sunday evening, SpaceX founder Elon Musk turned instead to his social network. There, he tapped out an extended message in ...

A NASA research aircraft made a belly landing at Ellington Airport in Houston after its landing gear failed to deploy. The crew members on board the WB-57 aircraft were reported to be safe following ...

On Sunday Elon Musk said that SpaceX is prioritizing the establishment of a “self-growing city” on the moon over and above his long stated ambition to settle Mars. In a post on his social media ...

FILE – At Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., the WB-57F aircraft taxis on the airfield before its test flight in July 2005. A NASA research plane made a belly landing at Houston's Ellington ...

One of NASA’s three large WB-57 aircraft made an emergency landing at Ellington Field on Tuesday morning in southeastern Houston. Video captured by KHOU 11 television showed the aircraft touching down ...