NASA astronaut Ron Garan came to a stark realisation about humanity and the state of the planet during his time on the ...

Three missions aimed at observing space weather are set to launch Sept. 23 from Florida. Here's what to know about NASA's IMAP and more.

A lookout point in the foothills of Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain, allowed the rover to see all the way across Gale Crater 's floor. Near the center of the image is Peace Vallis, an ancient ...

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Scientists have found strong evidence that Mars was inhabited multiple times. The team identified 24 minerals that pointed to ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

This week, NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling chemical signatures in Jezero Crater. Could the offer evidence ...

A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ...

A new study from NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed strong evidence that Mars's Jezero Crater experienced multiple fluid activities, each potentially supporting the existence of life. By analyzing ...

Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some experts ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...