NASA’s new ESCAPADE mission is set to uncover the mysteries of Mars’ atmospheric loss, offering crucial insights into how the ...

The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — ...

Summary: Time doesn’t flow uniformly across the solar system, and new research reveals just how differently it unfolds on Mars compared with Earth. By tracing subtle gravitational and orbital ...

Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make future navigation and communication systems on the Red ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course. When ...

Fantasizing about interplanetary exploration is a fun mental exercise, but the harsh realities of life (or lack thereof) in ...

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in ...

This artist’s concept depicts one of the solar system’s inner planets slamming into Earth after being nudged on a collision course by a passing star. Such a world-shattering cataclysm is extremely ...

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...