Material collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft contains 14 of the 20 amino acids used in Earth proteins and all five nucleobases that encode DNA and RNA. The findings, ...
A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...
ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover will use MOMA to search for ancient Martian life by analyzing chiral organic molecules.
NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...
NASA's Perseverance rover completes a marathon on Mars as orbit images reveal the remarkable trail left across Jezero Crater.
From a village with no internet to a NASA contract. See how Awais Ahmed’s Pixxel is using satellites to track Earth’s health.
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The half-hour documentary ...
The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that Mars may once have been capable of supporting life ...
Seismic data from NASA’s InSight mission reveals a hidden compositional boundary inside Mars that matches what forms inside ...
Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft revealed that a bizarre wobbling, peanut-shaped asteroid holds surprising clues about ancient water ...