A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral
Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.
China’s lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030 crewed moon mission (video)
China conducted takeoff and touchdown tests with its "Lanyue" moon lander on Aug. 6, 2025, as it prepares to launch a crewed lunar mission by 2030.
‘We want to get there first and claim that for America’: NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)
Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says his plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon is part of his plain to "get there first and claim that for America."
China wants to return samples from Mars. Will there be any international cooperation?
International oversight would reduce risks, but could be "a politically sensitive and contentious matter."
Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could bring auroras this week
The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.
An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the frozen world
The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.
Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds
Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.
NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon’s south pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon's south pole.
NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.
Solar farms could help find dangerous asteroids, scientist says
By transforming idle heliostats into asteroid detectors, scientists aim to develop a cost-effective method for spotting faint, fast-moving space rocks.