Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an eventual human mission to the red planet likely...
The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building...
Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected...
In the cold, dark outskirts of planetary systems far beyond the reach of the known planets, mysterious gas giants and...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Scientists and engineers at the University of Nottingham have measured the stiffness of space rock for the first time. Many...
Half a century after the Apollo astronauts left the last bootprints in lunar dust, the Moon has once again become...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
The NASA New Horizons spacecraft’s extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at...
New data from the agency’s Jovian orbiter sheds light on the fierce winds and cyclones of the gas giant’s northern...
For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system’s asteroid belt, wasn’t just an asteroid...
For scientists who want to learn about the geological history of a planet, river deltas are a great place to...
