The method, developed by researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, uses images of dune surfaces to estimate ...

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NASA said the comet will pass slightly inside Mars’ orbit when it reaches this point, around October 30, 2025, at a distance of about 1.4 AU, or approximately 130 million miles. | World News ...

A one-way trip to the Mars usually takes about 9 months, but one team out of Russia thinks they can knock that down to 30 ...

Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.

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A new study reveals that the asteroid belt is slowly disappearing, offering insights into its long-term fate and what this means for our solar system.

The 6%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible roughly 5 degrees above the horizon as the sun sets on Oct. 23, with Mercury ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

Mars is closer than ever, but the human body isn’t ready. Inside the biological war against radiation, microgravity, and ...

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a ...