Cape Canaveral, Fla. Instead of a global rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed lunar-landing mission 54 years ago, a way to finally return home, according to NASA’s leading asteroid expert. Observations should help nail his identity. “I’m very jaded about this,” Paul …
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Just because Earth is a place known for harboring life, doesn’t mean it’s the best planet for a job. Somewhere outside the universe, another orbiting object may be in a better position to support object life, and it may not feel like our own. “We have to focus on some …
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Pulling into a valley on Mars, scientists have discovered a wind-filled area of solid sand, which turned to rock about a billion years ago. Despite the drastic decline, time has survived significantly in this stable plain of the Paleo-Dunes, which is longer than the fossil waves of sand on Earth, …
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It’s a good month for stargazing. First with a full harvest moon, then with a rare blue moon on Halloween, and now, it’s the red planet’s turn to steal the show. Mars will be closer to Earth than usual tonight, and will look bigger and brighter than it has for …
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Mars, our second closest cosmic cousin, has been in our collective imagination for decades. Between the fantasies of visiting Mars and the promise of water under its icy surface, Mars doesn’t have to do much to stay in our collective good books. But very soon, Mars is moving not only …
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