Craters, craters, and yet more craters: this snapshot from ESA's Mars Express is packed full of them, each as fascinating as ...

Facing a series of major delays and budget overruns, NASA is re-engineering its efforts to return American astronauts to the ...

The March 3 total lunar eclipse has been and gone, astounding skywatchers around the world with a breathtaking display of ...

"In lunar and Martian outposts, organic wastes will be key to generating healthy, productive soils," said study leader ...

A big step in the exploration of other planets in our solar system is within reach. Scientists and engineers at NASA have developed a first-of-its-kind rotorcraft to explore another moon.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Since the 1970s, planetary geologists have known that volcanic features cover large swaths of Mars. Early Mariner 9 images ...

Luna Labs has selected UNC Greensboro (UNCG) chemistry professor Nicholas Oberlies to lead a NASA-funded project exploring whether fungi can be grown into building materials for construction on the ...

Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan is one of those places that makes you question whether you’ve accidentally driven ...

In this age of Mars rovers, questions about the planet's ancient past have shifted. A growing body of evidence supports the idea that Mars was once warm and wet. Now researchers are focused on the ...