The James Webb Space Telescope's main goal is to detect faint light from distant galaxies, but it recently observed one of the brightest objects in the night sky: Mars. The space observatory captured ...

Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked ...

The New Glenn rocket lifted off about 45 minutes later than scheduled due to an unplanned hold with 20 seconds to go.

Siccar Point, photographed by the Curiosity rover, is near Mars' Gale Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M. Gill People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars ...

Over the years, many different pictures and videos have been sent back from Mars, and many of them contained weird and ...

Mars will be visible to stargazers Sunday night as it moves into opposition with Earth. All you have to do is walk outside and look up at the sky. Because Mars is directly opposite the sun, the red ...

Discover how scientists are using Martian orbiters to track its path and what its mysterious radio signals reveal about its ...

Associated Press JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ? Mars, the planet the ancients feared and revered as the Red One, the Fiery One or Death Star made its closest pass to Earth in 60,000 years Wednesday, ...

High-resolution images and interactive tours of Mars are now available online via a virtual telescope created by NASA and Microsoft. NASA now has added new interactive tours of Mars -- including ...

The world's most famous telescope is celebrating in style with new views of Mars, nebulas and a galaxy that reminds us of home. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...