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.

A meteor shower, a planet sighting, and a full moon. Here's how to see all of space's eye-catching activity in July.

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

Rourkela and Sun Yat-sen University in China have examined how spinning dust devils, powerful dust storms and widespread ...

NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.

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

Mars appears low in our western sky for an hour or two after sunset.  Spotting it will be made easier if binoculars are used.

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

Mars is often associated with its iconic red hue, a color that evokes visions of a harsh and uninhabitable desert landscape.