"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the early Solar System.

Astronomers are testing a quieter way of searching for moons beyond the solar system, using careful measurements of motion ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has yet again explained why Mars is a crucial mission for humans. His SpaceX ambitions include multiple ...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...

The thin air of Mars has long been treated as a problem to be solved, a hostile mix of carbon dioxide and dust that stands ...

Is it actually possible for us to live away from here for a long time? Our time on the International Space Station proves ...

Advances in technology have reopened the debate over terraforming Mars, shifting it from an impossible dream to a long-term scientific and ethical question.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is carefully watching an asteroid called 2025 XM, a space rock about 84 feet (26 meters) wide, roughly the size of a Boeing 737 jet. This asteroid is moving ...

Now, scientists have devised a clever new way to predict where the pieces may land.

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