The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars, or even a permanent ...

Mars, the red planet, may have a secret energy source in its depths that could support life in its climate, should humans ...

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolit ...

The Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC), located on the robotic arm of NASA’s InSight lander, took this picture of the Martian surface on Nov. 26, 2018, the same day the spacecraft touched down on the ...

The same gigantic sunspot that was responsible for triggering a historic geomagnetic storm on Earth in mid-May whipped up a legendary one for Mars a few days later. The impacts from this solar event ...

Mankind will soon begin a long-term human presence on the Moon, which will initially involve housing more than 100 astronauts indefinitely. Artemis I was the first in a series of increasingly complex ...

The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...