The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.

Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look when Mars is at opposition — which will happen on Jan.

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and watch the Full Moon pass in front of the Red Planet. Astronomers call such an event an occultation. Pretty much anyone in the continental U.S.

The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

Astronomy can often give us clues to the past that are otherwise lost to history. In one case, an Italian astronomer has ...

The key NASA center remains under a mandatory evacuation order, but officials say both it and Mount Wilson are protected for ...

One of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize, the Queen offers observers many worthy sights.

Japanese spacecraft made its closest flyby of Mercury to date, buzzing the planet’s north pole and peering into shadowed ...

Extractable water near the south pole of our closest celestial neighbor promises a new spark for future space explorers.

A “mini” Starmus will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington this April, just weeks before 2025’s mainline Starmus in ...

The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...