Firefly Aerospace 's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

The surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered something never seen before on Mars, a find that could offer a rare glimpse into the ...

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

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured a stunning video clip of Earth ahead of its arrival on the lunar ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.

In 2011, a collector unknowingly purchased a small, dark meteorite in Morocco. Years later, scientists discovered that this ...

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But you don't need to leave Earth to experience landscapes that feel out of this world. From volcanic terrains to vast deserts, our planet is filled ... below its surface, the most famous being ...

Here are some of this month’s highlights. As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky.

Compared to Earth, the planet Jupiter is about 11 times larger in circumference, 5 times farther from the Sun, 4 times colder, and it rotates 2.5 times faster. Based on the numbers, this gas giant ...