Planets

A rover expected to explore below the surface of Mars in 2022 has the potential to provide more insights

Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) aboard spacecraft developed to create first holistic picture of Martian atmosphere

NASA scientists have announced first results from new intelligent systems, to be installed in space probes, capable of identifying geochemical signatures of life from rock samples

Study suggests terrestrial life unlikely to contaminate planet

New findings bring us closer to knowing the precise timing and duration of Mars' dynamo—a flow of molten metal within the planet's core that produces an electrical current

Four-billion-year-old nitrogen-containing organic molecules discovered in Martian meteorites using advanced analytical techniques

There is evidence that rivers once coursed across the Martian surface; a new study shows the water flowed long enough to record signs of ancient life as well

New mapping of the giant planet's upper atmosphere reveals likely reason why it's so hot

Bacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to organic building blocks

The findings include a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world