A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

The total lunar eclipse, unlike last year's solar eclipse, does not require special equipment to watch it safely.

A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too.

Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

If you plan to stay up to watch the total lunar eclipse on Thursday, you won't need to do much to prepare like for a solar ...

Night sky watchers have had plenty to see so far this year and now a total lunar eclipse is visible in Montana this Thursday night.

Research published late last year indicated “seismic discontinuities in the Martian crust” that scientists believe could be ...

It makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth from climate change, ecological destruction and international conflicts than it does going to Mars.

A blood red moon rises over Maryland later this week. Here are five things to know about the total lunar eclipse.

Experiments suggest that processes in the interior of the moon could keep it swathed in an atmosphere that should otherwise ...

How's the weather up there? On Mars, weather forecasts haven't always been right at our fingertips. Now, recent research from ...