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 ...

The scientist has outlined the 'potentially devastating and irreversible long-term impacts' of unknown organisms in space ...

NASA is recruiting volunteers for a year-long space simulation where they will undergo all the experiences associated with ...

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

ET researchers reckon they have spotted an 'alien gun' on the surface of Mars. The strangely shaped object was snapped by ultra HD cameras and has reignited wild theories about little green men on the ...

A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

Scientists say they've detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may ...

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years ...

NASA has unveiled its ambitious plan to build the first permanent human base on the Moon’s South Pole. The project will unfold in three phases: robotic exploration through 2029, infrastructure ...