Extraterrestrial landers sent to gather samples from the surface of distant moons and planets have limited time and battery power to complete their ...

LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, works by measuring the time it takes for a laser pulse to travel to an object and back ...

Researchers have designed a single-photon time-of-flight LiDAR system that can acquire a high-resolution 3D image of an object or scene up to 1 kilometer away. The new system could help enhance ...

New research shows that meteoroid impacts on Mars generate seismic signals that travel much deeper than previously thought, ...

The landslide area in California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula is rapidly expanding due to dramatic weather events, says the NASA data.

NASA scientists have been tracking an alarming acceleration in landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California, where ...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe has made it to Florida's Cape Canaveral to prep for its launch to the moon, which could occur ...

A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the ...

I was absolutely bowled over,” the Cambria man and British expat said upon learning he would be honored by King Charles.

Data reviewed by Caltech scientists found spikes of lead, chlorine and bromine in the air after the Eaton fire started.

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...

An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to ...