In the fall of 1659, Christiaan Huygens observed the opposition of Mars, drawing what he saw. The result was the first ...

Scientists believe they have recorded electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere for the first time, suggesting the planet ...

The International Astronomical Union has named Martian features after Kerala researchers and places, including a crater honoring geologist M S Krishnan. This decision recognizes significant ...

The importance of darkness, solar eclipses, Mars, the Webb Telescope and just how dangerous space is are the subjects for ...

This year’s WTOP “Gift Ideas for Stargazers,” coincides with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, to possibly help get the best deals for that special someone on your holiday gift list that loves the ...

Scientists combine observations from Mars missions to get the clearest and most accurate track of 3I/Atlas so far.

SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member has made a celestial discovery in Starkville: the first ...

Funding uncertainties are pushing U.S. space scientists out of the field and putting existing and future space missions on the chopping block.

NASA agreed to rebook the Escapade satellites on NG-2 after managers with the principal investigator-led science mission devised a so-called “launch and loiter” strategy that would free Blue Origin ...

October features significant planetary phenomena, including two transits of Titan across Saturn and recurring tandem transits of Io and Europa across Jupiter's disk, often with their shadows. The ...

Is there life on Mars? Or maybe just a turtle? A bizarre picture taken by a rover on the Red Planet appears to show what looks like a distinctive shelled reptile. NASA's Perseverance robot spotted the ...