Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

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Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between ...

A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples ...

Planet 9 sits at the edge of scientific imagination, promising either an epic expansion of the Solar System or a lesson in ...

Planets usually stay close to their host stars, tracing steady paths shaped by gravity. Yet some planets break free and drift ...

A free-floating planet drifting through space is being closely followed by scientists who are managing to find out more about ...

For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

From Green Planet II to Tim Spector's What Not to Eat, there's plenty to look forward to from this year's science shows, says ...