Rovers sent to Mars have so far failed to detect life, likely because it doesn’t exist on the Red Planet. But we can’t say ...

Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on the rim of Jezero Crater, a rock that could help reveal ...

Jupiter and Mars will appear to make ultraclose approaches to the moon on two nights this week. Here's how to get the best ...

According to SpaceX’s own calculation, the Roadster completed its first orbit around the Sun in August 2019 and made its first close approach to Mars on Oct. 7, 2020.

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary formation processes ...

Finding life on another planet would be a world-changing discovery for humanity. But actually detecting it is no simple task.

“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...

The search for alien life could be boosted by a simple new test, say scientists. They believe the movement of microbes may ...

New research shows that meteoroid impacts on Mars generate seismic signals that travel much deeper than previously thought, ...

Humans are inching closer to living beyond Earth, but sustaining life on the moon or Mars requires a critical resource: water ...