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

NASA addresses the release of UFO files and discusses the ongoing search for life on Mars. What are they hiding?

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

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

An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the ...

"Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero ...

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

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For decades, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has been the domain of science fiction writers and late-night ...

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

NASA wants to send an ambitious fleet of helicopters to soar through Martian skies—but scientists fear the endeavor could ...