For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on distant exoplanets and the rusty plains of Mars. Now, a small ...

As NASA plans for long-term human missions beyond Earth, one question keeps resurfacing: how do you sustain life in places ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

It's one of life's biggest questions - are we alone in the universe? Now, one of Britain's top space scientists has declared she is 'absolutely convinced' there are aliens out there ...

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

While many sci-fi hits have spawned extended franchises, these standalone works prove that science fiction movies can leave ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile and was quickly ...

The European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure sports a pair of smooth, rocky wings, which were likely "fluidized" by buried ...

The surface of Mars looks like an empty red wasteland. But if you look a bit closer, the remnants of an ancient alien civilization begin to take shape. At least, that's the conclusion of George J.

The past year won't be remembered as one that marked a record of important space missions, but one when the foundations for ...