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 ...

Credit: NASA Titan’s resources could one day make Saturn’s largest moon a major outpost for deep space exploration. Titan is ...

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

The project is estimated to cost $20 billion and will be constructed in three phases between 2026 and 2032. Located at the moon's south pole, the base will allow exploration of a region thought to ...

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 ...

NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program, according to a NASA press release. Astrobotic, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The lunar outpost will be located at the moon's south pole to explore the region and utilize resources like water ice. Construction is estimated to cost $20 billion and will occur in three phases ...

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 ...

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