This week's science news.

Observations from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have been used to create this animation of a butterfly ...

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions ...

Europe's Mars orbiter has captured high-resolution images of an ancient sea bed on the Red Planet, revealing that Mars' appearance can change over a matter of decades. The High Resolution Stereo ...

Now that the Artemis II astronauts have circled the moon and come back safely to Earth, what’s next? At NASA, the country’s space agency, most eyes are focused on the moon. Private entrepreneurs who ...

Research shows Mars' gravitational pull affects Earth's deep-sea currents and climate, causing warming cycles every 2.4 million years.

A round trip from Earth to Mars takes about three years. New research suggests a potential shortcut to Mars, inspired by an asteroid's orbital path, that would reduce the journey to as little as 153 ...

Whether it's robotic rovers heading to Mars or, one day, a crew of astronauts, a round-trip journey is an incredibly long one. But there may be a way to find a shortcut. A new study published in the ...

Researchers identified a species that can survive radiation, extreme heat and simulated Martian soil, posing a new challenge for protocols intended to keep the red planet pristine. By Emily ...

The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven that had never been detected before on the red planet. These carbon-containing ...

SpaceX compensation plan ties Musk's pay to Mars colonization and space-based data centers Plan creates competition between SpaceX and Tesla for Musk's focus, compensation expert says Pay plan hinges ...

After drilling a rock sample from a spot on Mars nicknamed “Mary Anning,” NASA’s Curiosity rover took this selfie on October 25, 2020. Now, that sample has revealed organic molecules that have never ...