The 21st century is featuring a second space age that is increasingly private.

"There are incredibly tantalizing samples in the Perseverance rover's cache that could revolutionize our understanding of life in the solar system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's ...

BOULDER, Colorado — The existing NASA-European Space Agency effort to establish a Mars Sample Return program is slated to be discontinued. That's the word according to the Commerce, Justice, Science, ...