Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology ...

ESA's Hera mission flying by Mars. See views captured with its Asteroid Framing Cameras. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency Music: A New Beginning by Bruce Brus / courtesy of Epidemic Sound ...

Finding life beyond Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of science and human thought. Yet, only one direct search for extraterrestrial life has ever ...

If you’ve ever wanted to write your name across the stars, now’s your chance. Until Jan. 21, 2026 you can add your name to a ...

I/ATLAS, interstellar comet or alien spacecraft, to fly by Mars next month, giving European and international spacecraft a rare chance to observe an object from beyond the solar system.

NASA has created a flyover animation of an impact crater on Mars that was captured using the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. Credit: NASA/JPL- ...

The period known as "cosmic noon," which took place roughly 2 to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, was characterized by the rapid formation of new stars and planetary systems. Naturally, objects ...

Rocks found on Mars may provide the strongest evidence yet of past life on the Red Planet, but more testing is needed to back ...

The rover carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for ...

SpaceX has designs on expanding Starship operations to Florida at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, with plans for a launch by end of 2025. SpaceX is developing Starship ...