But a mysterious feature made astronomers consider a parallel with the Dune planet, gullies carved in Martian sands looked dug by giant sandworms. Is Shai-Hulud behind the Martian mystery? Of course, ...
A naming contest, a massive Martian scar, and a close call with planetary fame. Here's how I nearly etched my name into Mars.
NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...
A new study reveals that the largest lunar crater, South Pole-Aitken basin, was formed by an oblique impact that shaped the ...
Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, ...
Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...
For decades, scientists have been curious about how much water Mars once had and what led to its gradual transformation into the dry planet we see today. A new study published online on September 2, ...
Changes in Mars’ axial tilt (obliquity) drive shifts between polar ice caps at low obliquity and widespread mid-latitude glaciation at high obliquity. These cycles result in ice accumulating inside ...
A rare interstellar comet — only the third ever confirmed to enter our solar system — was photographed last week, closely approaching Mars, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. The images taken on ...
It’s a virtual mission to Mars. Our first mission to Mars may still be a ways off, but people can take a virtual tour of the Red Planet thanks to a brand new video by the Mars Express Orbiter. People ...
Seán Jordan receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 1101114969) and from Research ...
Recently, NASA announced that the Mars Perseverance rover has found indications that life may have at one time existed on the Red Planet. The announcement did not mark the first time the space agency ...