NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured its 100,000th image of Mars
An illustration showing the planet Mars and its atmosphere. (Image source: Aynur_zakirov – Pixabay) NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter…
Underground water in Martian dunes points to hidden habitable zones
Late in the story of Mars, long after its lakes and rivers had faded, something quiet still moved…
10,000-year-old impact crater in China reveals meteorite strike equal to 40 atomic bombs
A quiet hillside in southern China holds the mark of something that arrived with enormous force from far…
10,000-year-old asteroid strike in China had force of 40 atomic bombs
A team of scientists has uncovered evidence that a massive asteroid strike created a prominent crater in southern…
Moon’s largest impact crater helps explain why the near side and far side look so different
As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal…
Silverpit Crater mystery solved: Asteroid crashed into the North Sea 43 million years ago
For more than 20 years, the Silverpit Crater deep under the North Sea has been the center of…
NASA’s Perseverance rover makes another strange finding: See photo
ULA’s Vulcan rocket launches Space Force satellites into orbit ULA’s Vulcan rocket lifts off with two national security…