Latest about Solar System
Life on Mars? It probably looks like something you'd find in your stomach
Organisms known as extremophiles have been found inhabiting a range of extreme conditions on Earth, including inside our bodies. Could they be on Mars, too?
The next ice age is coming in 10,000 years — unless climate change prevents it
Natural cycles in Earth's rotational axis and its orbit around the sun drive climatic changes, and now researchers have matched up specific points in those cycles to the timing of ice ages.
Private mini rover aboard sideways Athena moon lander was ready to roll — but it couldn't get out
Data sent to Earth by its MAPP moon rover on Intuitive Machines' ill-fated IM-2 mission will help Colorado company Lunar Outpost prepare for future lunar voyages.
Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south pole
For the second time in two years, a private Intuitive Machines lander fell over on the moon.
Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia
This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region.
Spectacular photo taken from ISS shows 'gigantic jet' of upward-shooting lightning towering 50 miles over New Orleans
A newly unveiled astronaut photo shows a "gigantic jet" shooting upward from a thunderstorm above Louisiana in November 2024.
'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.
Water mining on the moon may be easier than expected, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander finds
Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less technical challenges for exploration in comparison with regions closer to the poles of the moon."
