Despite explosion, Elon Musk hails test of rocket intended to take men to Mars as a great success, says they got all the data they needed

Scientists urge investigation of possibly unfrozen waters for potential life on future missions to neighboring planet

Perseverance will pick up samples from Martian surface, which will later be flown back to Earth for study

Tianwen-1 will take seven months to reach red planet and marks week's second flight there after UAE orbiter, which blasted off from Japan

United Arab Emirates wants 'Al-Amal,' or 'Hope' mission to serve as a source of inspiration for Arab youth, in a region too often wracked by sectarian conflicts and economic crises

After delay, 'Hope' probe set to become Arab world's first interplanetary mission, scheduled to reach Red Planet in February

UAE's Mars orbiter due to lift off on Friday after launch postponed by bad weather, while US and China are also sending unmanned spacecraft to the Red Planet

Probe set to launch July 15, with nation also planning to build a 'Science City' to replicate conditions on the Red Planet, where it hopes to build a human settlement by 2117

Planned landing of robotic rover on Red Planet comes with Beijing having invested billions in space program to catch up with US

Spot to air during Sunday game, featuring US scientist Bill Nye and 18-year-old US astronaut-in-training Alyssa Carson