NASA’s ESCAPADE mission is being held up as a test case for a new era of cheaper planetary science, one where small ...

In a quiet riverbed carved into the Martian surface, a patch of layered stone may hold a clue to one of science’s most enduring questions. The landscape is dry and inert now, shaped by winds and time, ...

Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species that survived the extreme sterilization protocols of NASA cleanrooms ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They ...

On record 2025 as one of the most amazing years in contemporary astronomy, providing findings that would turn our collective ...

NASA is inviting the public to join 36 citizen science projects. Volunteers can help with discoveries from asteroids to Martian clouds. To join, email [email protected] with ...

NASA is celebrating a big milestone after the 6,000th exoplanet discovery was confirmed this week. Exoplanets are worlds outside our solar system. Just over three decades ago, the first exoplanets ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has ...

Photos: NASA releases Webb telescope images This image provided by NASA on Monday, July 11, 2022, shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope is designed ...