Space: 1999 may have offered audiences a glimpse into the future, but its premise was rooted in the past — specifically, in a ...
Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.
The recent discovery of an enigmatic substance on the surfaces of both Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and Pluto, our solar ...
An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the ...
"Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero ...
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 ...
A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...
A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.
Researchers say a biocontainment facility on the Moon could be humanity's last line of defense against potential future alien ...
A provocative study suggests that Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa may not only be hospitable, but that life from Earth could be ...
A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part ...