NASA confirmed Thursday that SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. So why is NASA deciding which rocket will launch a flagship European Mars mission?

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.

A LITTLE TOO BIG. OKAY. NEW TONIGHT. BLUE ORIGIN ROLLED OUT THE BOOSTER FOR ITS UPCOMING LAUNCH FROM THE CAPE. NASA’S ESCAPADE MISSION IS A DUAL SPACECRAFT TRIP TO STUDY MARS MAGNETOSPHERE. OFFICIALS SAY THE ROCKET WILL LATER HELP IN ARTEMIS MISSIONS.

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than flecks of space stuff, they would be satellites on a ...

Nearly 800 New Mexico fifth graders showed off the Mars colonies they designed at the 32nd annual Mission to Mars event.

Rosalind Franklin rover to probe beneath Mars’ surface for signs of life after years of delays.

Fifth graders from across New Mexico showcased their Mars habitat designs to scientists and engineers during the 32nd annual Mission to Mars Link-Up Day at Expo New Mexico.

Volcanic ash is creeping across the surface of Mars with startling speed. The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Mars Express mission just released a stunning orbital image showing surprising changes