Chang'e 6's samples from the lunar far side contain a record of ancient volcanism, magnetism and a mantle depleted in important elements and water.

When the first astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo Program, the concept of lunar habitats ceased being the ...

China’s Chang’e-6 mission has made lunar history by retrieving the first-ever samples from the Moon’s mysterious farside, specifically the massive South Pole–Aitken Basin. These ancient rocks have ...

At Caltech, researchers have turned living jellyfish into low-cost, remotely controlled ocean robots — creating real-life ...

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and ...

Two icy moons of Jupiter, though neighboring and of similar size, exhibit radically different internal structures. A new study suggests this dichotomy stems from their very formation, ...

Life outside the Earth is one of the biggest "what if" in history, but NASA is trying to put a end to the discussion - or add more to it - with this new world.

The pollution of Earth, the presence of space debris in Earth orbits, and the planned mining of the ocean floor have not adequately demonstrated the adverse consequences that follow. We need to ...

Mars is just to the upper right of the Moon from 6:30 p.m. in the southwestern sky until nearly midnight when it sets in the west. Look at the Moon with binoculars anytime between 6:30 and sunset.