Particles on the Red Planet can be as coarse as asbestos. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 31, 2025 3:26 PM EDT A unique set of risks and challenges await the first astronauts on Mars. Deadly solar ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of ...

However, the same can't be said for the lumbar support and recline capabilities of the DXRacer Martian, which are anything ...

Pure quartz crystals have been spotted on Mars for the first time, as well as other gems like opal. Researchers say these crystals, as well as being evidence of past hydrothermal activity, could ...

As Mars discussions between the European Space Agency and NASA deepened in 2008 and 2009, the mission's launch vehicle changed to an Atlas V rocket built by US-based United Launch Alliance. Then, just ...

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In his January inaugural address, President Donald Trump declared that we will “pursue our Manifest Density into the stars” and “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars.” He ...

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. María Rosa Pino Otín is a Professor and ...

Saturday finds the moon in a waxing gibbous phase. Of all the phases that the moon goes through over 29.5 days, a waxing gibbous is probably the most frequently observed. The word gibbous is ...

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday. By Robin George Andrews Robin George Andrews wrote ...