The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

Mars is often associated with its iconic red hue, a color that evokes visions of a harsh and uninhabitable desert landscape.

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

Just before dawn on May 2, a camera 240 million kilometers from Earth caught a moment that seemed almost Earth-like: clouds ...

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

News; Family; Ask Dr. Universe: Mars is home to the largest volcano in the solar system Mon., April 21, 2025 This is Olympus Mons. The image came from a space probe called the Viking orbiter.

Flying Mars rocks to Earth could cost an astronomical $11 billion “These are amongst the oldest rocks in the Solar System,” says Kenneth Farley, ...

A pair of planetary scientists simulated how our solar system might have evolved if it had a super-Earth orbiting where the asteroid belt is today. The results are enough to make you grateful that ...