Mars' moon Phobos may actually be a comet — or at least part of one — that was gravitationally captured by the Red Planet long ago, a new preprint study based on previously unpublished photos ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has collected its 24th sample of Jezero Crater. The 'Comet Geyser' sample is "great for ...

When the comet nears the bright star Capella in the Auriga constellation, it should be viewable from Earth on Sunday Feb. 5. When it makes its way near Mars in the Taurus constellation ...

In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...

Next, Tianwen 2 will fly back to Earth's orbit and release its reentry module, which will return to the ground with the ...

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