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Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the ...

The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.

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 ...

This is the first evidence that the mineral garnet may have been formed within the crust of Mars itself, heralding clues to ...

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.

Mars' innermost moon, Phobos, has long puzzled planetary scientists, who have continually debated whether it's a captured asteroid or formed from debris after a giant impactor struck the Martian ...

At the 26th Space Resources Roundtable held June 2-5 on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines, one expert says what's ...

Father’s Day is here. Options for a gift that will arrive in time–while still feeling thoughtful–are running out fast.