David Bowie gave all new meaning to the parental adage, “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out of it,” when he killed his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, in front of a crowd of five ...

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

Our solar system is a pretty wild place, full of amazing stuff. From the giant Sun to the tiny rocks floating around, there’s ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

NASA’s Mars Orbiter is rolling 120° to help see beneath the surface - and it’s revealing clearer signs of ice, rock, and ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is still doing fresh things, even after close to two decades of service, shown by a new ...

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient ...