Then Klos went on her first mission to Mars. Karen Rucker looks up at the inside of a lava tube during a spacewalk. The deep caves resemble the terrain that likely awaits human explorers on Mars.

lead author of the study and a scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. “Excitingly, the radar signals match what we’d expect from layered ice, similar to Mars’ known polar ice caps.” ...

Fifty years ago, scientists recovered samples of potential extraterrestrial life, but may have unintentionally destroyed it during experiments.

According to Interesting Engineering, the latest research conducted by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface ... the lead author of the study from the Smithsonian Institution, emphasizes that ...

How the American Ingenuity Award winner plans to build a self-sustaining civilization on Mars Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards 2019: Lil Nas X (03:04) Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth on a Soyuz spacecraft later this week. Read about his extraordinary ride home on the Russian spacecraft in 2003.

“We’re thrilled to welcome two new giant pandas to the National Zoo, including a descendant of one of our beloved panda family,” said Brandie Smith, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the ...

Previously, Stofan was the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (2018–2021) where she was the first woman to hold that position. Under her leadership, the ...