See where NASA Mars helicopter flew during its 10.5 mile (16.7 km) Jezero Crater trek. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano discusses the potential ...

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Scientists are using ancient DNA and gene editing to bring back woolly mammoths—possibly by 2028. This controversial project could reshape extinction, conservation, and even ecosystems.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has traveled over 21.33 miles since it ...

Curiosity has been the subject of countless selfies and images taken from space, but has never been photographed from Mars' own orbit. The reconnaissance orbiter, which has been circling Mars ...

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Sky News takes a look inside China's Mars simulation space base ahead of astronaut launch Sky's Helen-Ann Smith travelled to the Gobi Desert to see what China believes life on Mars will feel like.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) just snapped an off-Earth action shot the likes of which we've never seen before. On Feb. 28, MRO's HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment ...