This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In winter the temperature at the poles of Mars can reach 200° below zero Fahrenheit. But make no mistake: The red ...

The Remote Microscopic Imager (RMI) camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took zoomed-in images of the scene on February 24, the 1,072nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. A mosaic of ...

Today marks the commencement of NASA's simulated mission to Mars at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The mission, slated to begin on May 10, is a crucial step in advancing our ...