The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

Space probe Hera passed Mars while on its way to the Didymos asteroid system as part of planetary defence mission. View on euronews ...

Scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth, and gases rarely considered in the search for ...

With global hunger and environmental crises, our focus needs to be on Earth, our “cradle,” as the Quran puts it.

Kellie Gerardi of Jupiter, is her own kind of astronaut, one who marries science and sparkle and who wants to show other ...

Following the 7-planet alignment, Mars will be visible in the sky in March. Here's everything you need to know about this ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

A new method to detect life in ancient rocks could help analyze Mars samples and determine if life once existed on the red ...

The most significant change since those 1970's experiments were conducted was the discovery of high levels of perchlorate on Mars. Perchlorate, plus abiotic oxidants, explains the Viking results and ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could all be visible with clear skies, but not all can be seen by the naked eye, according to Space.com and other sites that track ...