TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

Did Mars ever have life? Researchers have come up with a new theory to answer this question Mars' viability has been a crucial question for researchers worldwide. Whether it can support life now or ...

Learn how NASA’s satellite fleet helps provide weather Information for the missions on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

A Williamstown man will lead an Earth-based simulation of a Mars mission that will last for more than a year. Air Force Maj.

The polar vortex itself forms because of Mars’s tilted axis, which creates seasons much like Earth’s. Each northern winter, a ...

In its youth, the dwarf planet Ceres may have brewed a chemical banquet beneath its icy crust.

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

The small asteroid, located in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, was visited by Lucy on April 20, 2025, during a ...

NASA declared its intent to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by the year 2030 to support lunar exploration, provide power generation on Mars, and strengthen national security in space.

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) will flight test novel ...

A rare glimpse into the wintry conditions of Mars’s north polar vortex has shown that temperatures inside the vortex are far ...