Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's ...

Multiple agencies, including private and government, are looking at how to sustain life outside of Earth. Elon Musk has a lifetime goal of creating a "self-sustaining" city of at least 1 million ...

Decades ago, it looked like humanity was destined for the stars, but we have instead done little more than trudge to and from ...

Astronauts train to scale a Mars volcano at an analogue site in France. Lava tubes that crisscross the Martian surface might provide sanctuaries for the first human explorers on the Red Planet. (Photo ...

If there’s one thing that our closest neighbor in the solar system is well known for, it’s its color. Thanks to the red shade ...

Ever since NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars three years ago, it’s been collecting rocks and soil from the red planet. The plan was for NASA to send a robotic spacecraft to Mars to bring those ...

SpaceX has successfully launched its massive Starship rocket, in what was a critical test of Elon Musk’s hopes of colonising Mars. The 120-metre rocket is the biggest and most powerful spacecraft ever ...

"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Mars has had frequent planet-wide auroras in recent months, including an unprecedented trio of events in February. Experts say the sudden increase is the result of the ongoing solar maximum. When you ...

"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.