Insulation provided by carbon dioxide ice above the martian polar caps could explain many of the Red Planet’s ancient river features.

New research suggests that about 3.6 billion years ago, Mars featured vast water flows and a lake rivaling the size of the ...

By 3.6 billion years ago, Mars should have become too cold for liquid water, but something kept the rivers flowing.

The new study suggests that the planet experienced a swift and intense melting phase following the last global ice age. At ...

On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path. At the same time, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves ...

NASA-supported scientists have developed a method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons, which will ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to make its final flyby of Venus on Wednesday, setting up the spacecraft to become the closest human-made object to the Sun on Christmas Eve this year.

NASA is planning to send a drone to a nearby moon that will hunt for alien life. The Dragonfly probe will explore Titan, Saturn’s largest moon – around 745 million miles from Earth. That ...

As a new administration steps in, America’s space program stands at a crossroads. We have an opportunity to refocus NASA on its founding mission: advancing technological leadership and driving ...

At 9:52 a.m. EST, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully docked to the forward port of the International Space Station's ...

Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.

Strategic collaborations above 60,000 feet unlocks new potential for traffic and climate management, earth observation and imaging, methane, storm, and wildfire detection, and more ROSWELL, ...