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 ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope -- and closer to the Pacific Ocean -- at a rapid rate, according to NASA. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is well-known for its landslides, ...

All eyes are on the Red Planet once again after a bizarre ‘square structure’ on the Martian surface caused a cosmic commotion ...

“We are profoundly honored to partner with him again," agency co-chairman Richard Lovett says of the former president's ...

The lander, which launched in May 2018, was the first outer space robotic explorer to study the inner space of Mars in depth.

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...

Mars represents one of the most promising locations in our solar system to search for signs of past or present life ...

Artist's impression of a supermassive black hole surrounded by gas and dust in four different wavelengths of light. Visible ...