A new review of ocean data suggests that more than 99.999 percent of the global deep seafloor has never been seen by humans. But what does that really mean?

The OCCAM is a color camera system for navigation and geological context ... PMWS, the Puli Mars Water Snooper, is a neutron detector that will map subsurface water. “The Mars Chopper’s ...

China launches Tianwen-2 mission to sample near Earth asteroid China launched its second planetary exploration mission ...

"I like opportunities that are huge in both financial impact and environmental impact," new CEO Jorge Heraud says of ...

NASA’s GRAIL mission reveals thermal differences in the moon’s mantle, explaining surface contrasts between its sides.

Zion National Park, with its soaring sandstone cliffs and emerald pools, lies just 30 miles to the northwest. The psychedelic hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park are an hour’s drive away. The North ...

Researchers are using luminescence dating to date samples of the mineral jarosite from Kachchh, Gujarat. Due to its ...

Elisabeth M. Hausrath receives funding from NASA, including from the MSL Curiosity rover Participating Scientist Program and the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Mars, one of our closest planetary ...

Jarosite is a yellow-brown mineral that contains potassium, iron, and sulphate — and researchers have found it could serve as a natural geological clock on Mars. Recently, a team of researchers ...

This instrument will look through the lunar surface to map out the subsurface domain ... as are other interesting lunar geological features such as lunar domes and "floor-fractured craters." ...

NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an effort to expedite its plan to land astronauts on the Red Planet. The surprise shift of focus comes less than a week ...