Mars gets its red color from oxidized iron dust, and the oldest myth mistake remains the same: Mars is Roman, while Ares is ...

Tiny tornadoes of dust whirl across Mars's rusty plains far faster than scientists thought, a new study reveals. The results could help scientists plan future Mars missions by accounting for the ...

A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the brutal heat of its host star. The planet, labeled BD+05 4868 Ab, is ...

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Recently identified exoplanet, BD+05 4868 b, is shedding its surface in a comet-like tail as it disintegrates under extreme stellar heat. SETI Live host Beth Johnson spoke with National University of ...

It’s an exciting time for space travel, since both NASA and SpaceX are aiming to have humans setting foot on Mars in the 2030s. This will be no mean feat, since the conditions on Mars are not to be ...

Mars, the Red Planet, seems to have had rivers, lakes, maybe even seas. Minerals, channels, and rock formations all hint at water once flowing freely..

Rogue planets live by their own rules, freely floating through the cosmos without being bound to a star. With no stellar supervision, those isolated planetary bodies can often behave in unusual ways.

The image to the left, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows a possible planet being born around the young star HD 135344B. This star, located around 440 light-years away, is surrounded ...

"Dust affects everything on Mars — from local weather to how well we can take images. It's difficult to overstate its importance." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The high winds that birth dust devils can also revitalize robots by cleaning their solar cells. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.