NASA’s other rover, Perseverance, landed in the Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021, to search for signs of ancient life and collect rock samples for a future return to Earth.
Asteroid 2024 PT5 is considered Earth's mini-moon and may be a key target for potential asteroid mining operations.
Seismic studies reveal Mars may have a solid inner core. The result deepens knowledge of its evolution and lost magnetic field. Researchers have determined that Mars shares a structural similarity ...
Scientists detect a solid inner core on Mars for the first time, revealing a new chapter in planetary evolution.
Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising ...
The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...
Before we get to Mars, we're going to have to practice. And develop radical leaps in technology, but also practice. A Mars ...
Scientists can now predict Mars' green auroras - glowing signs of solar storms - which could protect future astronauts on the ...
NASA’s search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists published a paper detailing the Perseverance rover’s investigation of a ...
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is chair of that task force, swearing in witnesses that under oath discussed their ...
In “Rocket Dreams,” Christian Davenport revels in the struggle between the billionaire moguls Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to ...