Planets - Page 58

January 3, 2017

NASA's Curiosity rover spots purple rocks on Mars

Mars may appear red when viewed from Earth, but NASA's Curiosity rover has captured an up-close photo of the planet's mountainous landscape, with purple-colored rocks littered across the foreground.

December 29, 2016

Weird clouds linger on Saturn's moon Titan

Mysterious, thin, wispy clouds hide under the hazy upper atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

December 28, 2016

The 10 biggest spaceflight stories of 2016

2016 was a very busy year in space.

November 30, 2016

Alpha Centauri gets a new moniker as 227 star names are clarified

"Alpha Centauri" is getting the boot. The longstanding star name has been displaced by its ancient counterpart in a new International Astronomical Union (IAU) catalog that designates 227 official names for different stars in the sky.

November 28, 2016

Surprise! Saturn's rings may be far younger than originally thought

While the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, Saturn’s rings may have been forming in space.

November 22, 2016

NASA probe snaps stunning new pics of dwarf planet Ceres

NASA's Dawn probe is snapping stunning new views of the dwarf planet Ceres as the spacecraft pushes ever higher above the small world.

November 18, 2016

Stephen Hawking says Earth may be doomed in 1,000 years

Stephen Hawking has a simple message for humanity: Haul your butt to Mars (and beyond).

November 16, 2016

Pluto could harbor a subterranean icy ocean

If you’re planning on visiting Pluto anytime soon, best to bring some warm boots. A frigid, possibly “slushy” subsurface ocean could be lurking under the crust of the dwarf planet.

November 11, 2016

Strange feature on Mars is a good place to look for life, study says

It's a funnel-shaped hole on the surface of the Red Planet in a place called Hellas.

November 8, 2016

NASA researchers 'seek intelligent life' in Hawaiian volcanoes

The latest stop in the mission to Mars is none other than the Aloha State.