After nearly five years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover's durability and gathering new science ...

A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The ...

New laboratory studies could shed light on a rock containing potential signs of alien life that’s stranded on Mars ...

Jezero Crater on Mars was once home to a lake, delta and rivers. See an animation of what it could have looked like when ...

We can’t think of a better pairing than topping off an adrenaline-packed adventure with a soothing soak in hot springs. Our ...

A powerful atmospheric river has drenched Washington state with nearly 5 trillion gallons of rain over the past week. The ...

Whether you love sledding, ice skating, or discovering new-to-you breweries, these locations in Oregon and Washington make ...

This image shows the rocky surface of Mars with a large circular crater dominating the centre. Not an insect nor any strange fossil, the image shared by the European Space Agency (ESA) is basically a ...

Because of Earth’s weathering climate and shifting tectonics, impact craters regularly disappear from the Earth’s geologic record. Scientists in China found an impact crater that formed during the ...

On a radiant July afternoon, a pair of scientists hung their heads off the side of a boat and peered into the brilliant blue water of a lake known for its clarity. They were watching for the exact ...

A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene. Measuring 900 meters across, it dwarfs other known ...

A newly discovered, remarkably well-preserved impact crater is shedding fresh light on how extraterrestrial bodies collide with Earth. In the journal Matter and Radiation at Extremes, researchers from ...