NASA’s Curiosity rover is investigating strange spiderweb-like ridges on Mars that may reveal a hidden chapter of the planet’s watery history. These “boxwork” formations likely formed when groundwater ...

China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...

If you’ve spent your entire life looking at the night sky from a city or suburb, you’ve basically been watching the universe ...

It's been a dizzying start to 2026 when it comes to news in our country. From the US military ousting Venezuelan despot Nikolas Maduro to Zohran Mamdani becoming the first Muslim mayor of New York ...

As Elon Musk tries to sweep his Mars ambitions under the rug like an embarrassing teenage phase, he’s now shifting focus to the Moon — with no less eye-brow raising ideas. Sci-fi readers already know ...

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space. By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Kate Conger ...

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Since at least the early 2000s, Elon Musk has been obsessed with the idea of colonizing Mars, a hostile and arid planet tens of millions of miles away. In its earliest iteration, his plan was to ...

Elon Musk has his eyes set on a “self-growing city on the moon,” which he thinks can become reality in less than a decade. Musk said his company, SpaceX, has shifted focus to establishing a human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images Elon Musk has announced a significant pivot in SpaceX’s ambitions. The ...