Scientists in China and the United States have found the first direct evidence of a solid inner core inside Mars – a ...

Learn how Mars' mantle differs from Earth's and why it seismic signatures of marsquakes act like a time capsule into its past.

HEFEI -- Chinese and international scientists have, for the first time, discovered a solid inner core, with a radius of about ...

For four years, a lone robot sat on the dusty plains of Mars, listening. The InSight lander, a three-legged marvel of engineering, was sent to take the Red Planet’s pulse. There’s not much happening ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

NPR's Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about an innovation in plastic recycling, the link between smartphones and hemorrhoids and what Mars' structure and ice cream have in common.

Separately, the NASA program of humans in space began as a cold war effort but has evolved significantly, especially since the end of the Shuttle era. The short-term goal for humans is embodied in the ...

Chinese scientists, together with international scholars, have for the first time confirmed the presence of a solid inner ...

While initial studies and reports indicated that glaciers on Mars were composed mainly of rock and dust, recent planetary missions prove otherwise.

Finding life beyond Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of science and human thought. Yet, only one direct search for extraterrestrial life has ever ...

Back in May this year, Musk not only proclaimed the slogan "Making Humanity a Multi-Planetary Species" during his speech but ...