Like Earth, Mars once had a strong magnetic field that shielded its thick atmosphere from the solar wind. But now only the magnetic imprint remains. What's long baffled scientists, though, is why this ...

Certain sculptural details—a globe surrounded by flames—led the ... of the stoic Mr. Spock on "Star Trek," but for more than half a century it was considered a real planet that orbited between ...

Magnetic imprints still exist on Mars, but they’re centered around its southern half, raising a mystery that has left scientists scratching their heads for years. Recent research, however, has ...

Theoretically, Sunbird's tremendous speeds could cut mission times to Mars in half, from seven to eight months to about four. Pulsar Fusion views the vehicle as an interplanetary tug; Sunbird ...

It’s super exciting that my art is going to be on Sphere," said Leena Luu, a fifth-grader at Lucille S. Rogers Elementary School, who wants to pursue a career in science, said in a news release. Her ...

Developed in secret over the past decade, the project aims to cut the journey to Mars in half and reach Pluto in just four years. With ground testing scheduled for 2025 and an orbital ...

Tesla (TSLA) has been warned that its plans to mass produce its Optimus humanoid robots and even send them to Mars have been scuppered by President Trump’s tariffs strategy. Discover ...

If the rocket ever becomes operational, it could one day cut the journey time of a potential mission to Mars in half. Nuclear fusion is different from nuclear fission, which is what powers current ...

“The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle is designed to cut mission times to Mars by half while offering a reusable, station-keeping capability for deep space operations,” reads a statement ...