In 2024, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collected an unusual rock sample. The rock, named Sapphire Canyon, features white, ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up in August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and ...

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Thirteen years into its mission, Curiosity is smarter and more efficient than ever. New multitasking abilities, self-managed naps, and clever engineering fixes are keeping it powered and mobile as it ...

In 2024, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collected an unusual rock sample. The rock, named Sapphire Canyon, features ...

The retreat of ice was carrying up nutrients to the surface that fueled the formation of life in the ocean, enhancing coastal ...

Planet could be a gas giant, orbiting 1 to 2 times the distance between Sun and Earth. The Alpha Centauri system, our nearest stellar neighbor, has long captured the imagination of science fiction and ...

A home in Atlanta, Georgia is unexpectedly part of cosmic history as it got hit by a meteorite that is older than the Earth ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted a coral-shaped rock in Gale Crater, formed by ancient water and wind erosion. The find adds to evidence that Mars once had a wetter climate capable of supporting ...

NASA's perseverance rover recently collected samples from an unusual red stone on Mars bearing spots resembling a leopard’s ...

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in ...