How can humanity use the developing Lunar Gateway as an appropriate starting point for advancing human space exploration beyond the moon? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and ...

What if we could turn Mars into a second Earth? A group of scientists is revisiting this audacious idea with new eyes, armed ...

Our Inaugural Research Topic on Astrobiology of Mars, Europa, Titan and Enceladus, is chosen to strongly emphasize the importance of astrobiology of our own backyard, namely our solar system bodies ...

Two new rovers will be launched next year - America's Mars 2020 and Europe's Rosalind Franklin rovers, looking for ancient microbes. "Going into the coming decade, Mars research will shift ...

This year, cicadas are expected to pop out of the ground in nearly a dozen states, but the emergence will mostly be centered ...

China aims to establish an autonomous Mars research station China is also aiming to build an autonomous Mars research station by 2038. Musk believes becoming a multi-planetary species will protect ...

China also has ambitions, with the country planning to establish an autonomous Mars research station by 2038. In Musk's view, going to Mars is tantamount to preserving humanity and escaping the ...

Beneath the ground, roots and fungi connect to share nutrients. This partnership, called symbiosis, helps trees survive in poor soils and tough conditions. Some trees take this connection further.

We can’t fly you to the Moon, but we can do the next best thing – bring a piece of the Moon to you. Our Moon was formed when a baby planet collided with early Earth, flinging debris into orbit. That ...

Was Mars a friendly planet for water ... a recent study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets adds to the debate about how ancient water flowed – from the Red Planet's still icy ...