The delicate balance of the entire Solar System exists in a gravitational dance between planets. Swap the orbits of two of ...

Mars does not have Earth’s kind of magnetic shield, so it has often been treated as the solar system’s more exposed world. It is a planet left to take the sun’s blows with far less protection. But ...

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere. In May 2024, Earth was hit ...

Over the past three decades, computer models of planetary system formation have gone from fairly crude representations to ...

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Volcanic activity on Mars has existed in the past. The most recent was likely 50,000 years ago. Olympus Mons, the largest volcano on Mars, hasn’t shown signs of activity for 25 million years. Volcanic ...

Japan's MMX mission will blast off soon to collect Martian moon samples. The spacecraft will orbit Mars for three years and land on Phobos. This mission aims to understand Solar System origins and ...

Humans love an origin story. And in space science, there is no greater question than why Earth is the vibrant, living planet we see today. As humans return to the heavens, understanding our planetary ...