An autonomous rolling rover that was able to transform from a sphere into a robot successfully explored a small part of the moon in 2024.

Changes in the Southern Patagonia Icefield can be seen from space

Portions of the rock date back billions of years to when the moon was molten rock.

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The asteroid impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs may also have created one of Earth's most enduring habitats for life.

Scientists have proposed a spacecraft-based system to actively strengthen Earth's magnetic shield and reduce the impact of powerful solar storms.

"From orbit, volcanoes are some of the most beautiful natural sights."

University of North Dakota grad students will test the system that's destined for the moon.

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The James Webb Space Telescope observed a large amount of methane around 3I/ATLAS, revealing just how different it is from comets from our solar system.

A rainbow blanket of patchwork colors sprawls across South Africa in this new composite image created using data from NASA's latest Earth-observing mission.

A rare meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert contains evidence of a long-lost moon-size world that existed just a few million years after the solar system formed.

The space rock was discovered in the sands of the Sahara desert.

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Scientists propose that a moon base could act as an isolated first line of biological defense against extraterrestrial samples that might be harmful to Earth's biosphere.

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a below-normal number of named storms in the upcoming 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

Even the satellites are seeing red.

Turns out, 'once in a blue moon' is right now.

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New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant.

Mercury may have gotten much of its polar ice within a single Mercurian day following a massive asteroid impact, a new study suggests.

NASA's MoonFall mission plans to send drones to the moon's South Pole sometime in 2028.

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Chicago, Baltimore, Toronto, and other cities see the same effect at different times of year.

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NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.

Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

Researchers analyzing crimson auroras over Japan found the glowing displays stretched hundreds of miles higher into Earth's atmosphere than expected, challenging long-held assumptions about the strength of geomagnetic storms.

Data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft revealed a never-before-seen atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may shape planets without strong magnetic fields.

Nature may have already figured out the best way to get around the Red Planet.

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Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of "biomimicry" for the next generation of Mars robots.

NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.

"The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it."

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the Martian surface.

An international team of researchers say they've found a more efficient route from Earth to the moon using advanced computer modeling.

Neptune's moon Nereid might be the only satellite surviving from the planet's original system, researchers report in a new study.