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A person standing on the largest volcano in the solar system would never know it. Olympus Mons rises 70,000 feet over Mars on ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a massive magma system beneath Mars' surface, challenging the long-held belief that ...

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Earth receives about 7 percent less light during aphelion than during its closest approach to our star, yet the average ...

For most space missions, the launch is the headline moment. For BepiColombo, the real milestone arrives years later.

NASA's New Horizons found the solar wind slows as it nears interstellar space, helping improve models of the solar system's ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Using NASA's Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding ...

As part of plans to establish a lunar base, the space agency may send to the moon a spare test version of the rover — as well ...

Cleaning a space toilet while on work experience was Claire Parfitt's first introduction to a career away from Earth's orbit.

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July offers several celestial events for skywatchers. From close pairings of the moon and planets to a passing comet, prime ...