"When we see features like this in sediment on Earth, these minerals are often the byproduct of microbial metabolisms that are consuming organic matter." ...

Scientists solve a 15-year Mars mystery, confirming ferric hydroxysulfate formed by volcanic and hydrothermal heating across key Martian sites.

Rovers explore distant planets for decades, where humans can't yet go. Here's how NASA sends updates to these rovers from miles away to keep them running.

I/Atlas could come face-to-face with our Sun's might pretty soon. The Sun could spit a huge amount of coronal mass ejection (CME) soon, which could crash into the comet. Will it kill 3I/Atlas? Or, ...

If it pans out, it may complicate Elon Musk’s dreams of founding a settlement on the fourth planet from the sun.

"The exploration of the moon is going to be a continuous activity." SYDNEY — Leaders of the world's major space agencies shared visions for space in the coming years at a major space congress in ...

NASA officials say its Mars-bound ESCAPADE spacecraft is back in Florida and is being prepped for its scheduled launch this fall.

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis ...

The groundbreaking discovery points to the possibility of past life on Mars. A 3.5-billion-year old rock discovered on the Red Planet is "the closest we've come to discovering ancient life on Mars," ...

Composed of 18 images, this mosaic shows a boulder field on "Mount Washburn" in Jezero Crater on Mars. The photos were taken by NASA's Perseverance Mars in May of 2024. File Photo by NASA/UPI Sept. 10 ...