Red Planet

NASA is poised to launch its first lander to Mars since 2012, an unmanned spacecraft called InSight that aims to listen for quakes and unravel the mystery of how rocky planets like Earth form. It is...

News Hour: Thirteen years after its first, failed attempt to place a rover on Mars, Europe reaches a crucial stage on Sunday in a fresh quest to scour the Red Planet for signs of life, this...

News Hour: SpaceX chief Elon Musk is set on Tuesday to unveil his ambitious plan to build a human colony on Mars after sending a manned spacecraft to the Red Planet within a decade. He will...