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Mars' surface is a harsh environment for life. But life on Earth is notoriously resilient as well. No one is quite sure yet how microbes from Earth would fare on the Martian surface. However, the impact of a potential tr...

This dramatic breakup comes after a major crack formed on the shelf in November 2020 and continued to grow.

Some lucky astronomers get to work with some of the rarest material in the world. Real Martian meteorites are extraordinarily rare, but are invaluable in terms of understanding Martian geology. Now, one of the most famou...

NASA's Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars Feb. 18, and has already begun beaming back images.

This week, the community was left in awe at all the images and sounds coming to us from NASA's Perseverance rover.

In celebration of Black History Month, NASA astronaut Victor Glover welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris to the International Space Station for a virtual chat.

Astra has won a NASA contract to launch a small constellation of Earth science cubesats, while General Atomics selected Rocket Lab for the launch of a small satellite with a NOAA hosted payload. SpaceNews

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....

Scientists can't agree on why these hills in the Russian Arctic ripple with stripes.

A camera on the ExoMars orbiter recently captured a photo showing a very, very tiny Perseverance on Mars.

From fist bumps at JPL to Mars donuts at Krispy Kreme and Red Planet billboards in New York City, people went all out for the Perseverance rover's landing.