Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ ...

A groundbreaking discovery has revealed that Mars’ surface shares striking similarities with Earth’s coldest regions.

Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to Earth . It is about the ...

Communications with Mars explorers face unique challenges, including 4–24 minute signal delays and limited bandwidth that ...

Learn how planet Earth’s only natural satellite was formed, its weird features like a black sky and extreme temperatures and ...

Specifically, researchers have identified for the first time an organism capable of maintaining metabolic activity in a ...

The Earth started as a mixture of gas and dust around the Sun and grew as it collided with asteroids and dust particles.

The U.S. House space committee moved a lunar time bill to a full House vote. We are one step closer to getting a lunar time ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory director Laurie Leshin discussed various outer space endeavors in an earth and planetary ...