WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA shares an update on its multibillion-dollar effort to build a permanent moon base on the lunar south pole. On Tuesday, the U.S. space agency announced nearly $600 million in ...

With each passing season, ‘Resident Alien’ has proven that it is one of the most delightfully unhinged sci-fi comedies on television. Season 3 doubled down on everything that makes the show work, ...

Scientists suggest the Moon could act as a quarantine checkpoint before samples from Mars are brought back to Earth.

NASA’s Viking 1 lander set down in the Chryse Planitia region of Mars. Its identical twin, Viking 2, followed on Sept. 3 of ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

Scientists say the Moon could serve as Earth’s first biological shield by housing a secure facility for quarantining samples returned from space. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers propose turning a ...

This article contains spoilers for the film Disclosure Day. As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters of the Third ...

Spacecraft are no longer just visiting other worlds. They’re starting to bring pieces of them home. NASA returned asteroid dust to Earth in 2023, and scientists hope Mars rocks will follow in the ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth. When you purchase ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a “lunar biocontainment facility.” Reading time 3 minutes International ...

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial to understanding Titan’s complex chemistry ...