NASA’s Perseverance rover is making history by collecting handpicked Martian samples for future return to Earth. Scientists are eager to study these specimens to unlock secrets about Mars’ ancient ...

When we join him next month, King will be freshly arrived from Norway, where he’s leading a Roads Scholar trip to see the Northern Lights. Minnesota Night Skies will be a monthly podcast for the ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

With funding from NASA, a Texas A&M University graduate student is working to better understand the environment of Mars through targeted research. Ph.D. student Lauren Berger was recently awarded the ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are putting on a stunning celestial display this month, all visible together with the naked eye.

A Mars image shows a strange square formation. Some think it's artificial, but experts suggest natural causes.

Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the surface of Mars are geysers of gas and dust near the planet's south ...

NASA’s Mars rover has made a discovery ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen’, and it could help scientists have a better ...

NASA researchers have identified geological structures on Mars that are unlike anything found on Earth. From spider-like ...

A perfectly square-shaped structure on Mars, 3 kilometers wide, spotted in NASAs Mars Orbiter Camera images has sparked ...

NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.