If I had to choose the most sensible plan for settling the American West that was foolishly discarded by politicians with the power to make it so, I’d go with John Wesley Powell’s scheme to arrange ...

Terraforming exoplanets is a recurring theme in science fiction, especially regarding Mars. In many futuristic visions, it’s the first step toward galactic colonization. Kim Stanley Robinson’s ...

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red ...

For the past four years, NASA 's Perseverance rover has rambled over a region of Mars where scientists say a strong river ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover just made history with its first-ever mid-drive photo snapped from orbit, captured by the HiRISE ...

We have gazed upon the Moon with wonder since the dawn of humanity, and named its craters as seas, but could those become ...

All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

Perseverance has been busy exploring lower "Witch Hazel Hill," an outcrop exposed on the edge of the Jezero crater rim. The ...

For apparently the first time ever, the Curiosity rover on Mars has been spotted mid-drive from orbit, a speck of human presence on the otherwise barren and grayscale landscape. The image ...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- After mistakenly identifying what appeared to be water on Mars’ south pole, Cornell researchers are offering an explanation. According to the Cornell researchers ...

Nasa's Perseverance rover discovered a skull-shaped rock, dubbed "Skull Hill," in Mars' Jezero Crater, standing out against the lighter terrain. Chemical analysis ruled out meteorite composition ...