Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

SEAS, saw people on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawai’i (Picture: HI-SEAS) Nasa is asking wannabe Martians to spend a ...

NASA has awarded $590 million in contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly, and Intuitive Machines to deliver landers and cargo to the ...

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. Our natural satellite is so familiar it’s easy to take it for ...

Future Artemis astronauts may be able to explore rocks blasted from deep inside the Moon by an ancient giant impact.

Could the moon become humanity's next home? NASA has a detailed plan to build a first-of-its kind lunar outpost where ...

NASA has unveiled its ambitious plan to build the first permanent human base on the Moon’s South Pole. The project will ...

Researchers say a biocontainment facility on the Moon could be humanity's last line of defense against potential future alien ...

Ever since the release of 1902's A Trip to the Moon, moviegoing audiences have been obsessed with exploring the extraterrestrial. And, as films like the Alien franchise, Fire In the Sky, E.T., or Men ...

This article is part of Spielberg Week, Slate’s seven-day celebration of Steven Spielberg. At my press screening of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, the logo of Spielberg’s production company Amblin ...