Humanity's drive to explore has taken us across the solar system, with astronaut boots, various landers and rovers' wheels exploring the surfaces of ...

A planetary scientist who has participated in analog missions describes their value for planning space exploration – and ...

The evolution of space robotics in 2025 is reshaping exploration and resource utilization, driving advancements in autonomous ...

How linear, rotary, reciprocating and oscillating motion are evolving as customization grows and new capabilities emerge.

SpaceX’s Starship successfully took off and landed in its 11th launch last week. What’s next for the rocket that’s supposed ...

As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s ...

New research reveals Mars’ mysterious gullies were carved by burrowing CO₂ ice blocks, not water, reshaping its story.

The equatorial regions of Mars are home to unexpectedly enormous layers of ice, and they may have been put there by dramatic ...

A resilient gut microbe, Bacillus subtilis, has survived the extreme conditions of space launch and reentry - great news for ...

Clues hidden in Martian rock suggest the red planet may have once hosted an ocean. Earth’s own ancient rivers are helping scientists uncover its watery past. Billions of years ago, water once coursed ...

3I/ATLAS is named for its status as one of three interstellar objects ever discovered in our cosmic neighborhood, as well as ...