NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has just taken its milestone 100,000th photo of the Red Planet using its ...

Many people grow up dreaming of becoming astronauts, imagining themselves soaring through space, among the stars, where adventure and mystery await at every turn. It’s a job that promises a life full ...

Keep your eyes on Mars in our night sky this week. Our neighboring planet—the fourth from the sun in our solar system and approximately half the size of Earth—will look larger and brighter in our ...

There’s nothing more exhilarating than catching a glimpse of outer space, especially if you’re a fellow stargazer! Mark your calendars, because with March well underway, now’s the perfect time to look ...

The spacecraft that has quietly rewritten our understanding of Mars just crossed a very visible milestone: the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured its 100,000th close-up view of the Red Planet.

The first full moon of 2025, known as the Wolf Moon, will illuminate the night sky tonight—and it brings an extraordinary celestial event with it. In a phenomenon called the occultation of Mars, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. NASA's Curiosity rover captured this Mars selfie in 2020. Future human ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red ...

Mark your calendars - March is the perfect time to see Mars shine in all its glory! Getty There’s nothing more exhilarating than catching a glimpse of outer space, especially if you’re a fellow ...