China’s ambitions have surged since May 2021, when its Tianwen-1 mission made it the second nation after the U.S. to land on ...

China is positioning itself to take the lead in one of the most coveted goals in planetary science—returning samples from Mars. The Tianwen-3 mission, set to launch in 2028, could bring Martian rocks ...

Researchers are developing bioplastic bubbles from algae that could grow, repair, and protect habitats on Mars without ...

Hidden among the majestic canyons of the Utah desert, about 7 miles from the nearest town, is a small research facility meant ...

In a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists say mineral-rich layers of clay on Mars were once ideal ...

More than $10 billion in funds are included in Trump’s tax and spending bill for NASA programs previously targeted by the ...

Curiosity, NASA's Mars rover, accidentally cracked open a seemingly ordinary rock, revealing an unexpected yellow substance ...

Astronomers discovered 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object moving at over 60 km/s towards the Sun. It's the third known object ...

The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and confirmed it was a ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...

An analysis argues that deporting Elon Musk would severely cripple US space exploration and hand dominance to China, ...

In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien life in the glow of a distant planet. Other scientists were quick to ...