As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

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

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

Two scientists want NASA to build a quarantine lab for alien germs on the Moon, rather than on Earth. The pair, ...

It's a thrilling chase in space!

The main focus of the trip is to study the effects of long-term spaceflight on the body, but the test is also a side mission.

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra ...

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.

A child genius has come forward with claims that he was removed from public school and secretly trained to develop psychic abilities for military and UFO-related applications.