Jan 9, 2025 · NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.

Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; dozens of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.

Jan 9, 2025 · NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.

Apr 6, 2015 · On Mars, NASA spacecraft have found clear evidence that the Red Planet had water on its surface for long periods in the distant past. NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover discovered an ancient streambed that existed amidst conditions favorable for life as we know it.

Jun 7, 2018 · NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.

Dec 13, 2000 · AMES, Iowa - An Iowa State University professor is part of a research team that has found compelling evidence that Mars once supported primitive life. The researchers discovered evidence of bacteria in a Martian meteorite.

Feb 18, 2022 · NASA has two rovers operating on Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020), which just passed the one-year mark on the Red Planet; and Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory), which landed Aug. 5, 2012. This isn’t the first time NASA has had two rovers on Mars.

Oct 5, 2022 · Our universe is full of mysterious sights, and spine-tingling sounds. Take a journey to the most frightful corners of the cosmos. Top 10 Sinister Solar System Facts

Jan 9, 2025 · Some raw images from NASA missions are posted here. Others are posted on mission websites, such as the Mars rovers Curiosity and Perseverance. In time, the agency may combine more mission raw images in a central place like this page.

Nov 15, 2018 · The Jupiter Trojans form the most significant population of Trojan asteroids. It is thought that they are as numerous as the asteroids in the main asteroid belt. There are Mars and Neptune Trojans, and NASA announced the discovery of an Earth Trojan in 2011.