JAXA's MMX spacecraft lifts off Oct. 19 to settle whether Phobos and Deimos are impact debris or captured asteroids, with NASA instruments riding along.

Satellite data shows warm water, rising seas, and a bluer Pacific - here's what the 83% odds mean for weather, food, and coasts.

The agency is engineering power cells for lunar extremes, a move that could reshape battery tech for Earth's coldest places.

NASA's Perseverance team receives a Guinness World Record for the rover's Mars distance, thanks to a terrestrial twin that plans every move.

NASA's rover has now traveled farther than any vehicle on another world, a feat with direct stakes for the Mars Sample Return campaign and future human missions.

The rover's new distance milestone shows how autonomous navigation is accelerating Mars exploration, and what it means for future missions.

The Lunar Grounding Challenge targets static charge buildup that could arc, spark fires, or damage suits before Artemis lands at the south pole in 2028.

The second space race is on: NASA and China both want permanent lunar bases, but the south pole's extreme cold and radiation could decide the winner.