Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

The great planetary parade in February 2025 will see five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and ...

NASA is getting excited about a special rock that its Perseverance rover has just scooped up from the surface of Mars.

Finding life on another planet would be a world-changing discovery for humanity. But actually detecting it is no simple task.

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It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

Using artificial intelligence, scientists have discovered a crater from a meteoroid that they say shook material as deep as ...

This week sees a special stargazing event, as as up to six planets will be visible in a line in the night sky.