On Episode 172 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by Erika Alden DeBenedictis to discuss ...

In 2024, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collected an unusual rock sample. The rock, named Sapphire Canyon, features white, ...

It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at ...

To transform Mars into a new bioengineered Eden for human colonists, scientists have resurrected sci-fi juggernaut Arthur ...

With its rust-colored surface, Mars has more than earned its nickname, the Red Planet. But Perseverance has offered a new glimpse.

Scientists reveal how the Dsup protein found in tardigrades protects DNA from extreme radiation, which is key for future space missions.

A Ph.D. student and his supervisor have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using ...

Scientists have found tiny crystal worlds teeming with life at the Great Salt Lake — a discovery that could reveal how ...

Mars, once thought too cold and dry for liquid water, may briefly host salty brines twice a day during certain seasons. These ...

A 360-degree panorama, taken by the Perseverance Rover on Mars, could just as easily have been snapped in a rocky desert ...

Acheron Fossae is filled with dramatic landscape features — most notably, its namesake fossae, or fault-like channels that ...

Two Indian astronauts, Rahul Mogalapalli and Yaman Akot, have concluded a 10-day Mars analog mission in Ladakh, simulating ...