For several decades, it has been thought that dust devils on Mars may be able to produce spark discharges. Many lab ...

Space agencies are now focusing on menstrual care for astronauts. Longer missions to the Moon and Mars require sustainable ...

Bizarre 'bleached' rocks on the surface of Mars suggest that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis, a new study reveals.

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In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while launching more missions and increasing the total science return. If ESCAPADE ...

Mars might look like an open desert of rock and dust, but it is already carved up by invisible boundaries that even the most ...

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the moon during the Artemis IV ...

NASA's Perseverance rover found kaolinite clay in Mars' Jezero Crater, proving ancient heavy rainfall and tropical-like ...

The first global atlas of Martian watersheds reveals 16 huge ancient river systems that once shaped Mars and may hold clues ...

Fresh images from NASA's Hubble reveal the unusual features of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, offering insights into alien ...

Fusing age-old techniques with digital tools, a new generation of creatives is expanding the tradition of tapestries—and ...

Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...