He then calculated this journey for the upcoming Mars oppositions over the next five years, concluding that in 2031, the planets align so perfectly that it “supports two complete sub-year round-trip missions consistent with the CA21-anchored plane.

You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you're told the Odyssey spacecraft designed to take you there will be the smoothest ride you'll ever take. It features a newly christened electric propulsion engine which was in the late stages of testing during the first three missions.

NASA recently shared a photo that details the vastly different landscapes its Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have spent years traversing on Mars.

Spence says no, Ben says yes and Mariah is a bit on the fence.

Astronomers now estimate there is at least one planet for every star in our galaxy. These worlds, called exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. But new research from McMaster University reveals a surprising twist: the most common planets in our galaxy don't exist around the most common stars.