On August 25, 2025, stargazers will witness a remarkable celestial event: a delicate waxing crescent moon and the dimming red glow of Mars aligning in the western sky, shortly after sunset. As ...

A recent poll conducted by CBS News provides an encouraging look into public support for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars. Sixty-seven percent of ...

At 4 P.M. EDT, the Moon will pass 1.3° south of Mars, appearing horizontally aligned with it post-sunset. The pair will reach a height of 15° in the western sky by 9 P.M. local daylight time, ...

July 23 (UPI) --Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to request ideas via proposals from U.S. firms. NASA on July 7 ...

The Griffith Observatory in California had a great view of the Mars-Moon occultation. See the Red Planet slip behind the moon and re-emerge in this time-lapse. Credit: Griffith Observatory | edited by ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, and Hall had one question on his ...

NASA will soon be implementing a long-term presence on the Moon, with housing for 100 or more astronauts, and Mars will likely be next in the future. Power density with megawatt HVDC cables for the ...

Japan is putting its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft through a series of tests ahead of its launch to Mars next year. MMX is a complex mission to collect samples from the moon Phobos and ...

The future of Texas moon landers could be at a critical juncture. NASA is spending more than it planned on the lander missions. Only one has landed upright on the moon. And the Trump administration ...

With recent cuts to Mars Sample Return, China will lead the charge to Mars and to the moon. Credit: NASA In the Senate hearing considering the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator, he ...

Why it's so special: Something strange happened late at night on January 13, 2025. Sometime between about 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. EST (depending on where you were in North America), the full "Wolf ...