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Mars is often called the "red planet." It's red because its surface is covered with rusted particles of iron.

Find out what we know about Mars in this online tour of Earth's closest neighbor.

Do you have what it takes to go on a space mission to Mars?

Let your imagination run wild, and write an inspiring work of science fiction.

Take an expedition across the Martian landscape with this video, then test your knowledge!

Do you have what it takes to drive a robot on Mars?

The Viking mission was the first to explore Mars' surface. Two spacecraft, Viking 1 and 2, each with an orbiter and a...

On July 5, 1997, the six-wheeled robotic rover, Sojourner, rolled down a ramp from the Pathfinder spacecraft onto the...

If there's life on any other planet in our solar system, it's probably on Mars. Scientists have sent orbiters, lander...

Pathfinder landed on Mars' surface carrying thesix-wheeled Sojourner rover, a mobile robot. Rover and lander took ov...

Asteroids are space rocks that have existed since the formation of the planets over 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) runs the space program, but that's just part of what they do.

The Earth is our home. So far, it's the only place that we know of that has life. Everywhere you look on Earth there...

A solar system is made up of a star and everything that travels around it. Solar means "of the sun.

Considered a pioneer in astronomy, Johannes Kepler is best known for his three laws of planetary motion.

It's fitting that the largest planet in our solar system is named after Jupiter, the supreme king of all Roman gods....

Are we alone in the Universe? There are billions of stars in our galaxy, and 100 billion galaxies in our Universe.

Comets are like "dirty snowballs" that have orbited the Sun since our Solar System formed, billions of year...

Did you ever see a "shooting star"? What you really saw was a meteor burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.

Many historians consider English scientist Sir Isaac Newton the first modern physicist. He explained how gravity affe...

If you ever go to Mercury, bring your sunscreen because it is the planet closest to the Sun. You'll also need a pair...

When we think of "space," we often think of "outer space" -- the vast, empty, dark space that sur...