In an unexpected twist, NASA scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown species of bacteria—right inside one of the ...

A new study proposes that seeding the orb’s underground ocean with microbes might help us learn how to make other worlds ...

Scientists have been arguing about the origin of strange streaks on Mars since the earliest missions to the Red Planet.

NASA's ultra-sterile cleanrooms aren't as microbe-free as once thought. Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species ...

NASA’s boldest plan yet to find alien life in our solar system targets the most unlikely place: Venus. With its scorching ...

Scientists have discovered a new bacteria species called niallia tiangongensis aboard China's Tiangong space station.

A new study posits that dark streaks originally believed to be signs of water on Mars' surface might not be that at all.

In the distance, a twisting plume of red dust - what scientists call a dust devil - spiraled across the landscape near the ...

Unlike in recent tests, SpaceX’s ninth Starship survived launch, but a fuel tank leak meant it lost control before it could ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has reached a scientifically thrilling region on Mars called Krokodillen, where some of the ...

Our exploration of the cosmos has great potential for understanding life on Earth, but it is clear that we need to think ...