Far from Earth's hustle and bustle, in a hostile environment dominated by cold and a barely perceptible atmosphere, remnants ...

Martian dust could threaten astronaut health and equipment, with toxic particles causing lung damage and mission failures.

Researchers caution that the molecules could be of abiotic or biological origin, and do not represent definitive proof of ...

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Barry 'Butch' Wilmore, and Nick Hague will share insights from their extended ISS mission in ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...

Remote sensing technologies have revolutionized our understanding of terrestrial planets, moons, and other small bodies. With the resurgence of ...

Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing ...

Scientists analyzed a sample, which likely contained fatty acids, that transformed into alkanes during the heating process ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...

Experts have found long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive atoms, in samples of Martian rock which date back ...