A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from ...

Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New findings from a ...

NASA continues to name its most important space missions after ancient Greek gods, but what is the connection between space ...

The aforementioned models of the cosmos, including the standard model of cosmology, have long posited the idea that the ...

One such discovery made regarding the Sun’s magnetic field is that, at the solar south pole, the Sun’s magnetic field is ...

Given just how big space is, the solar system seems like it shouldn't be too mysterious. But there are actually plenty of ...

The idea of terraforming Mars—essentially reshaping the planet to support Earth life—has captured imaginations for decades.

In his high school yearbook, Horton Newsom wrote down his plan for the future: "College and then Mars." Now, a 100-meter-wide landmark on the Red Planet bears his name. For decades, Newsom devoted his ...

Volcanoes on Mars might be more widespread than previously thought, and this has an impact on the planet's past habitability.

For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum of Natural History. But other ...

Georgia Tech scientists have uncovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater—where NASA's Perseverance Rover ...

A Martian volcano, Arsia Mons, rises above the clouds in a newly released panoramic image captured by the Mars Odyssey ...