One of the oldest unsolved riddles in planetary science concerns the origin of the moon. Over a century ago, George Darwin ...
Mars looks quiet today, but new research suggests the planet’s surface still carries the rhythm of a vanished companion.
Lunar rocks are famously dry. They contain almost none of the volatile elements that easily escape into space, such as ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.
A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...
NASA’s Webb telescope and Curiosity rover inducted into TIME Hall of Fame, celebrating decades of scientific achievement, ...