NASA Mars Odyssey orbiter has been rotated to capture imagery of the Red Planet that would be similar to what an astronaut would see. Odyssey Deputy Project Scientist Laura Kerber explains. Credit: NA ...

Many fans might wonder where the scenes in "The Martian" set on the Red Planet and the interiors of a government organization ...

The reality is a very different story. Exposure to the unmediated Martian environment isn't just hostile to human beings; ...

The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.

Sweet Briar’s 2026 Shared Book highlights women in science as author Melissa Sevigny joins campus as the Waxter ...

SpaceX has pursued its founder’s dream of reaching Mars for decades, but now that Elon Musk has shifted the company’s focus to the Moon, another aerospace firm appears prepared to take the lead in the ...

A new book tells the stories of scientists “ridiculed, exiled, and imprisoned for being right.” Nuno Castel-Branco is a historian of science at the University of Oxford and writes the Stories of ...

Amy Shira Teitel says past Moon missions delivered a clear purpose and impact, while Artemis II lacks clarity, ...

Mars’ moons are easily visible at night from the Red Planet. Larger Phobos is brighter, while smaller Deimos is still brighter than any star.

For five years the Mars Rover has been exploring without the aid of maps, GPS or even a brief idea of where it’s going without the help of people on Earth feeding it information ...

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn ...

On Tuesday, the UAE Space Agency announced that Hope’s mission will be extended until 2028, a recognition of its ongoing impact in the field of planetary research.