NASA’s Curiosity rover just made history with its first-ever mid-drive photo snapped from orbit, captured by the HiRISE ...

An international team of scientists has moved beyond just 'scratching the surface,' to understand how microplastics move through and impact the global ocean. For the first time, scientists have mapped ...

Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following the devastating earthquakes that ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a stunning image of the Curiosity rover in motion, revealing its winding trail ...

Mars’ rocks sparked visions of multi-layered cakes, but the real treat was Curiosity’s successful deployment of APXS on a ...

“The discovery of abundant siderite in Gale Crater represents both a surprising and important breakthrough in our ...

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

This process points to a time when Mars had a thick enough atmosphere, rich in carbon dioxide, to support liquid water on the ...

Mars once had a thick atmosphere full of carbon dioxide capable of trapping heat in a Martian "greenhouse effect." This enabled liquid water to exist on a warm surface. But today, Mars is a dry and ...

X-ray radiation levels in the chamber were similar to those on the surface of Mars when there is strong solar activity, although solar flares and fluctuations in solar wind make actual Martian ...

Its diameter is around 4,220 miles, while Earth’s is about 7,917 miles. Despite its smaller size, Mars has a similar land surface area to Earth because it lacks oceans, making it an intriguing target ...

The longest molecules ever found on Mars have been unearthed by NASA's Curiosity rover, and they could mean the planet is strewn with evidence for ancient life. Molecule chains containing up to ...