High-energy space radiation will threaten the Mars settlements that Elon Musk hopes to build with SpaceX, as well as NASA outposts for astronauts.

ESA’s Mars orbiters captured images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed close to Mars, revealing its bright, hazy ...

The heart, now working under less strain, begins to shrink. Red blood cells are destroyed to maintain balance, and blood ...

After a period of relative quiet on the surface of the sun, it is ramping up again in an era of high activity. It could ...

Just like Earth, our cosmic neighbor Mars sometimes has auroras dance across its night sky. In March 2024, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover imaged visible-light auroras for the first time during a major ...

The Martian radiation environment is characterised by a complex interplay between primary cosmic radiation and secondary particles generated through interactions with the thin Martian atmosphere and ...

While traditional rockets have gotten us into space for decades, newer tech is on the horizon, like this plasma engine that ...

"The fact that we captured the aurora again demonstrates that our method for predicting aurorae on Mars and capturing them works." ...

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising ...

Astronomers just caught a rare glimpse of an interstellar comet as it zoomed past Mars. Images of the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS ...

The three satellites look to measure mysteries of space weather while also acting as a warning system for its dangerous ...

The spacecraft landed in 2019 to study the deep interior of the planet. NASA is being forced to end its Mars lander mission early because of dust. Officials announced Tuesday the InSight spacecraft is ...