The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes.

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and steered by scientists at Penn State lays out ...

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy discussed the revised objectives for its exploration architecture in a Sept. 20 speech at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff ...

The Network for Exploration and Space Science (NESS) is a multifaceted, multidisciplinary, and innovative investigation in the space sciences, including the areas of astrophysics and heliophysics that ...