On January 2, 2019 at 9:26pm EST, China's Chang’E-4 probe did what no human or machine has ever done before, and landed on ...

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

Scientists have long scanned the sky for radio signals and other broadcasts in search of alien civilizations. But a new paper argues against this approach. It states that the civilizations we're ...

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

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 ...

With the release of "Disclosure Day," Steven Spielberg's new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: If aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us ...

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 ...

NASA is working with commercial partners to build a habitable outpost on the moon, which it calls "moon base." The planned $20 billion moon base will be constructed at the lunar south pole. Astronauts ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Trump administration has established a new panel to try and resolve Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena sightings and encounters. Controversial Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will be among the new ...

Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection for building his own PCs, which he did for the first time as a teenager. It evolved into a lifelong enjoyment of putting ...