This week, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition." That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet — both ...

Tens of millions of miles beyond Earth, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rover is climbing a Martian mountain. NASA's Curiosity rover, while investigating Mars' past, has snapped over 683,790 pictures ...

Join planetary scientist Beth Johnson as we explore a groundbreaking discovery from NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. Scientists have identified siderite—a rare iron carbonate mineral—within ancient ...

A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden rice, which is genetically engineered to provide vitamin A, to advances ...

— -- Followers of the Mars rover can now experience their own "seven minutes of terror" using their Xbox 360 video game system and Kinect motion controller. The descent and landing of the rover ...

A selfie taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Over the past 13 years, the four-wheeled Curiosity rover has traveled approximately 21 miles (34 kilometers) across the ...

NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter captured the first horizon view of Arsia Mons, an enormous volcano on the Red Planet. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU NASA’s longest-running Mars mission has sent ...

NASA released photos and video of a Martian moon passing between the planet and the sun. The occurrence is common on Mars, lasting around 30 seconds.