NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040. The year 2025 isn't even a week old and NASA is already ...

An incredible image of Mars has been released that captures the relentless activity of dust devils, swirling across the planet's surface. These Martian whirlwinds form, move across the surface and ...

Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy in recent years.

In late December 2024 and early January 2025, a photo circulated on multiple social media sites claiming to show an ice-capped crater on Mars (archived) that scientists recently discovered.

NASA wants to return Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and the Red Planet. There appears to be an unofficial robotic space race ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that he wants to skip the Moon and go straight to Mars. In a post on X, he emphasised the importance of carrying out higher number of rocket launches to increase payload ...

This January, stargazers and astronomers are in for a treat as four major planets align which will be visible in the night sky. The phenomenon will be at its peak on January 17 and 18, offering an ...

All the major planets are on view this month. Venus has a fine evening conjunction with Saturn and Jupiter is high in Taurus. Uranus and Neptune are binocular targets, while Mars reaches opposition.

A new year means it’s time for a new cosmic calendar! While the lack of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere can really suck out all of our energy, more darkness means opportunities to look at ...

As product reviewers, we spend the entirety of the year testing and writing about products — ones that add joy and value, make life easier, and help you live better — and we love getting the ...

From arachnid-like formations and mysterious blobs to an underground ocean and a giant volcano, here are our 10 favorite things scientists discovered on Mars this year. When you purchase through ...

Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another world in the first half of 2021. It explored the Martian terrain from above, proving that powered air flight was a very efficient way to move ...