Ceres' mysterious existence has long puzzled scientists
In less than two days, NASA will provide the closest ever view of a dwarf planet in between Mars and Jupiter that has mesmerized, puzzled and tantalized astronomers for more than two centuries. ... more
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Research Suggests Mars Once Had More Water than Earth's Arctic Ocean
A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth's Arctic Ocean, according to NASA scientists who, using ground-based observatories, measured water signatures in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
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CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform
From farms to court, climate-hit communities take on big polluters
From predator to plate: Japan bear crisis sparks culinary craze
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Opportunity Examining Odd Mars Rocks at Valley Overlook
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity climbed last month to an overlook for surveying "Marathon Valley," a science destination chosen because spectrometer observations from orbit indicate exposu ... more
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Mars Colonization Edges Closer Thanks to MIT's Oxygen Factory
Scientists at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are building an instrument, which will turn carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen, with NASA planning to use it on their 2020 mission to Ma ... more
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China at technical preparation stage for Mars, asteroid exploration
China has been researching the technical feasibility of exploring Mars and asteroids, a top space scientist and national political advisor revealed on Tuesday.
Ye Peijian, from the China Acade ... more
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Mars: The Planet that Lost an Ocean's Worth of Water
A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth's Arctic Ocean, and covered a greater portion of the planet's surface than the Atlantic Ocean does on Earth, according to new results published t ... more
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Testing to Diagnose Power Event in Mars Rover
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is expected to remain stationary for several days of engineering analysis following an onboard fault-protection action on Feb. 27 that halted a process of transferring sa ... more
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Quantum staircase effect seen in ultracold atomic junction
Redesigned carbon framework boosts battery safety and power
Shrinking AI memory improves LLM accuracy
