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 ...

Imagine being able to capture a high-resolution 3D image of a distant object—even a human face—through fog, foliage, or ...

A rare picture from space of Barra Airport’s iconic runway - renowned as the only scheduled beach runway in the world - has ...

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

THE search for alien life across our Solar System and beyond has so far kicked up nothing intelligent – let alone microbial. But researchers now believe extraterrestrials could be lurking ...

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 ...

Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...

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