Strange, sinuous gullies etched into the dunes of Mars are finally giving up their secrets. These gouges, new experiments reveal, are carved by the explosive sublimation of dry ice, burrowing down the ...

A radio glitch Tuesday between the Phoenix Mars Lander and a Mars orbiter delayed the start of planned science experiments on the red planet. Mission leaders at the University of Arizona had hoped to ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- The idea of putting a man on the moon was a revolutionary proposal in 1961-- that ambitious goal was achieved in 1969. The last person to go to the moon was 46 years ago ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Curiosity rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm at night to illuminate a hole it had drilled into a rock, Nevado ...

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Elon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to carry Italian experiments on its Starship megarocket during planned future missions to Mars, according to a new deal announced on Thursday. "Italy is going to Mars!" ...

The Curiosity rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm at night to illuminate a hole it had drilled into a rock, Nevado Sajama, in November 2025. Scientists wanted to know if they could see ...