Mars will sit less than 10 degrees above the horizon at sunset, with the 11 %-lit waxing crescent moon hanging less than 6 ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has produced its sharpest visual record yet, capturing a wide panoramic view that might remind you of the American Southwest. This landscape, however, sits more than 140 ...

Many people grow up dreaming of becoming astronauts, imagining themselves soaring through space, among the stars, where adventure and mystery await at every turn. It’s a job that promises a life full ...

The Griffith Observatory in California had a great view of the Mars-Moon occultation on Dec. 7, 2022. See the Red Planet slip ...

A deeply golden, even slightly orange handful of fire rises in the dusk each day and spends the entire night crossing low across the south sky. That imposing mass of celestial flame and fame is none ...

A simple core of pure iron and nickel couldn’t account for the observed properties. The Martian core must be rich in “light ...

However, seismic anomalies detected on Mars by the InSight mission reveal that the mantle is far from smooth and contains ...

Astronomers may have figured out where the mysterious blobs embedded in Mars' mantle originated.

NASA's Curiosity rover takes in a desolate view of Mars at Gale crater in 2021. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Cold, dry, and barren: Mars doesn't look like it could be a haven for life — at least not the ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Here ...

Four researchers will spend more than a year in a 3D-printed habitat, acting as though they're eating, sleeping and living on ...