"A three-body problem is extremely complicated. Now we're dealing with four: the sun, Earth, the moon and Mars. The heavy ...

On Earth, knowing the time feels simple. Your phone pings the same second as a GPS satellite and an atomic clock in a lab.

This temporal lag is a direct consequence of Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. The rule is simple: the weaker ...

Tracking the first astronauts’ visit to Mars won’t be as simple as watching a clock or marking days off of a calendar. Thanks ...

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has unearthed rocks in the Jezero Crater that suggest Mars may have once had a climate similar to ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

Since humanity's first steps on the moon, the aspiration to extend human civilization beyond Earth has been a central ...

When I was in middle school, my biology teacher showed our class the sci-fi movie “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.” The plot drew me in, with its depiction of the “Genesis Project” – a new ...

Kaolinite discovery shows Mars once hosted long-term rainfall and humid conditions, strengthening the case for a habitable ancient climate.

Dust devils on Mars generate tiny electrical sparks. This could help explain how the Red Planet’s atmosphere and surface are ...

New research reveals that ancient Mars once hosted vast river drainage systems comparable in scale to some of Earth’s major ...