Every month the Moon meets Mars somewhere in the sky. Each time, it feels a little different. Context matters. The sign, the ...

Mars is orbited by two small, irregular moons named Phobos and Deimos—named after the mythological sons of Ares representing fear and terror. Unlike Earth’s large Moon, these tiny worlds look more ...

Scientists observe a dramatic collision between two planets, offering insights into the formation of Earth's Moon 4.5 billion years ago.

It's an age-old debate in space circles: Should humanity's first city on another world be built on the moon, or on Mars? As recently as last year, SpaceX founder Elon Musk saw missions to the moon as ...

Earth has been around for 4.543 billion years. At numerous times during that long history, our planet has shared itself with the rest of the Solar System, particularly with our immediate neighbors. Sc ...

Scientists simulated an asteroid impact, and Deinococcus radiodurans’ cell membranes made it through. This suggests that life ...

Not even an asteroid blast could kill it.

Today, as the Moon moves into Capricorn, we feel a pressure to maintain a performance. The good news is that Mars in Pisces ...

When it comes to humanity, Earth is considered humans’ original birthplace. But a new radical theory not only upends this long-standing view about the humans’ origin but also deepens ...

The idea of humans living on Mars is closer to reality than it’s ever been. On Feb. 13, Elon Musk’s SpaceX ferried an international crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, another ...

NASA has announced a new target date for the highly anticipated Artemis II crewed mission to the moon: April 1. It may be on April Fools’ Day, but the space agency is deadly serious about finally ...