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

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since the Apollo missions ran their course a half century ago, NASA's ambition to return our species' to the lunar surface by 2024 has driven a slew of innovation. This advanced technology will enable ...

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 ...

On 29 March 2017, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing titled "Climate Science: Assumptions, Policy Implications, and the Scientific Method," which heard the testimony ...