Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen ...

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...

Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and ...

Sometimes, it's easy to forget that we're spoiled with one of the best observatories in our solar system, and it's called ...

On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...

Six planets will all be visible at once in the night sky this month, lined up across the sky—but one is set to disappear from view.

January continues to be a remarkable month for stargazers. According to NASA, this month provides a unique opportunity to view multiple bright planets in one vi ...

The Sun is the center of orbit for every planet in the Solar System. The Earth ... Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. Mars' opposition occurs about every two years and ...

The Mars Sample Return effort ... development and has not yet orbited Earth. Kenneth Chang, a science reporter at The Times, covers NASA and the solar system, and research closer to Earth.