Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon . How ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems.

Hope probe captured high-resolution image of Mars' moon Deimos. The spacecraft flew "as close as 100km (62 miles)" from the Martian moon. Credit: UAE Space Agency Music: Intonation by Gavin Luke / cou ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...

Mars currently has two satellite moons – Phobos and Deimos – the twin sons of Ares, the god of war (Mars in Roman mythology) ...

Mars is often considered to be the planet most similar to the Earth. Earth however, is capable of supporting life, Mars on ...

Europa Clipper, which launched in October 2024, will get an energy boost around March 2025 when it flies by Mars, one of our ...

This year, we were treated with a total solar eclipse, fantastic displays of the northern lights, spectacular meteor showers ...

Mars' snow is made of carbon dioxide ice, not water ice. During the Martian winter, temperatures can drop to as low as minus ...