This new approach, which will mix NASA assets and commercial infrastructure, would gradually replace the patchwork relay ...

A Ph.D. student and his supervisor have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using ...

Mars, once thought too cold and dry for liquid water, may briefly host salty brines twice a day during certain seasons. These ...

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite -- for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York -- has sparked ...

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

Between 50 and 100 kilometers (30–60 miles) above the Earth's surface lies a largely unstudied stretch of the atmosphere, ...

The meteorite is roughly 4.56 billion years old, and experts believe it’s a chip off an asteroid from the belt between Mars ...

Organic matter helps soil hold water longer - even in Mars-like dryness - offering new help for farming in extreme climates.

Scientists want to send tiny, solar-powered spacecraft to examine difficult-to-reach parts of Earth ’s atmosphere – and ...

Due to extreme temperatures and the dryness of Mars, it's thought to be impossible for liquid water to form on the planet's surface, a critical ...

The TRAPPIST-1 system is a multi-planetary system made of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a cool red dwarf just 40 light-years from Earth. Of the seven, three planets sit in the habitable zone, the ...

The mineral suggests Mars may have been active for longer than we thought, with potential implications for life on the Red ...