This mosaic is made up of more than 100 images captured by NASA’s Viking 1 orbiter, which operated around Mars from 1976 to 1980. The scar across the center of the planet is the vast Valles ...

His fave, justifiably so: “2001: A Space Odyssey.” ‘FACE ON MARS’: Small part of the Cydonia region, taken by the Viking 1 orbiter and released by NASA/JPL on July 25, 1976. Credit ...

The new data comes from the Zhurong rover, part of China's Tianwen-1 mission, which landed on Mars ... It's the same rubbly plain where the U.S. Viking 2 lander touched down in 1976.

Scientists have used orbiters and rovers to find dried streams, lakes, and gullies on Mars that hint at its watery past, but ...

Lockheed Martin would not provide the exact cost of the orbiter but the total cost of the mission that began Wednesday evening is $89 million. Lockheed Martin’s Littleton operation has a storied ...

The mosaic is composed of 102 Viking Orbiter images of Mars. The center of the scene (lat ... and ground basalt with particles less than one micrometer in size (1/100th diameter of a human hair) ...