In 1877, an Italian astronomer mapped faint lines on Mars and called them canali, meaning channels or grooves. But the word ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

The contracts ​for Firefly and Intuitive ‌Machines ⁠each involve sending another one of their landers to ​the moon.

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...

The Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain (ERNEST) test rover has been put through its paces with great ...

Space exploration was a major theme of a state House hearing on Tuesday, even as the budget deadline looms over lawmakers.

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part ...

As Elon Musk basked in the public spectacle of SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, another – altogether more restrained – rocket ...

Francesca tells Eileen, “So, across Italy, readers are asking themselves if they’re reading truth or fiction.” Eileen replies ...

A team of researchers is advocating to use the moon as a secure site for biocontainment of extraterrestrial samples, particularly those from Mars, but also from other potential worlds like Enceladus, ...