The prototype of the 'lunar regolith processing' system created by inventor Lolan Naicker was built using a barbecue wood pellet feeder, a domestic microwave oven, and an auger from B&Q ...

But first thing's first, weird spheres on Mars aren't a brand new phenomenon. In fact, NASA first stumbled across them 21 ...

Suppose humanity was faced with an extinction-level event. Not just high odds, but certain-sure. A nearby supernova will ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

Astrophysicist and artist Ed Belbruno explains how art helps scientists communicate their work to the public and even ...

NASA's Curiosity rover collected the largest organic compounds ever discovered on the Martian surface, with new hints of ...

Curiosity has gathered dozens of rock samples since landing on the Martian surface in 2012. One of those samples, obtained ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled.

The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars—possible fragments of fatty ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...