We'll likely need to get Perseverance's samples to Earth to determine if they do indeed harbor evidence of Mars life —but the ...

Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its ...

Tides come from a difference in gravity across an object. The force of gravity exerted by the Moon is about 4% stronger on the side of Earth that faces toward the Moon, compared to the opposite side ...

“There is no evidence of microbes on Mars today, but if any had been present on ancient Mars, they too might have reduced ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

The agency’s scientists are still not saying they found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of the specimen collected ...

Riding alongside IMAP, NOAA's SWFO-L1 will serve as a dedicated solar alert system, monitoring space weather and energetic ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Wednesday that it may have found signs of ancient life on Mars.

The final eclipse of 2025 will unfold this weekend, but despite some of the hype online, most of the world will miss the ...

Analysis of previously untouched preserved core samples from the mysterious 'Light Mantle' landslide shed light on what ...

Organic molecules in Enceladus's plumes may form from surface radiation, not its ocean, reshaping how scientists assess the ...

Explore the surprising discovery of Mimas, Saturn's 'Death Star' moon, which hides a young ocean beneath its surface.