NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it appeared again, there was only silence.

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...

MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in operation around Mars, and one ...

Space exploration has always been about solving extraordinary challenges. Among these, ensuring astronauts’ health and sustainability on long-term missions has emerged as a critical focus. NASA’s ...

NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than a decade, collecting science data and ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the red planet’s atmosphere. By Kenneth Chang It is shocking but not surprising. Lightning crackles on Mars, scientists ...

Liberty Science Center’s Project Supernova, a massive expansion of the facility, is getting a $39.8 million boost in tax credits from New Jersey, officials announced Monday. The expansion will add a ...

Right now one of the most advanced planetary explorers ever built is scouring the surface of Mars. Supported by a team of hundreds of scientists back on Earth, the Perseverance rover has traveled ...

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PHOENIX — Pompeii: The Exhibition, a traveling show, is set to return to the Arizona Science Center on Saturday and transport visitors to just hours before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the city ...

Mars is cold, parched, and extremely dusty. Powerful gusts of wind kick up literal tons of reddish dust that often takes the form of whorls known as dust devils. These winds also shroud the planet in ...