Image of Shackleton Crater, a permanently shadowed region near the lunar south pole, shows slevation (left) and shaded relief ...

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.

Mars, the enigmatic Red Planet, has long puzzled scientists with a dramatic geological contrast between its hemispheres, ...

Mars' dramatic north-south divide has puzzled scientists for half a century. However, they may now have a conclusive answer.

"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our ...

Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars' barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Blue Ghost and New Glenn started off the year right. Many more launches are on the way, and many can be watched online.

Mars in 2024 was the site of the sad end of a machine that lived far beyond expectations. On January 18, NASA's Ingenuity ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the solar system ... Scientists have been split on whether it resulted from ...

Formations that look like jumbo-sized kidney beans (or blobs of chocolate syrup, depending on your palette) may be indicators ...

The race to return to the Moon and push beyond has entered a new, more intense phase. While Elon Musk and NASA have been ...