The scientist has outlined the 'potentially devastating and irreversible long-term impacts' of unknown organisms in space ...

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...

Around 40 light years away from Earth, hidden in the constellation Pisces, there is a small alien world that has captured the ...

Star Trek's Prime Directive revolutionized the science fiction genre by promoting cooperation and non-interference with alien ...

NASA's proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory will be designed for robotic repairs instead of astronaut servicing. The ...

NASA’s Viking 1 lander set down in the Chryse Planitia region of Mars. Its identical twin, Viking 2, followed on Sept. 3 of ...

Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should ...

Brought to life by the maestro Christopher Nolan, ‘Interstellar’ is a sci-fi space drama film set in 2067, a dystopian future in which Earth is dying, crops are failing, and dust is making human life ...

The search for life beyond Earth has always been full of surprises. Strange radio signals have sparked excitement. Odd gases on distant worlds have raised questions. Even ordinary objects have been ...

The villains in the X-Men comics are some of the most colorful and interesting in Marvel’s long history. Some have proven to ...

Launching in the 2040s, the HWO telescope will search for Earth-like planets and feature swap-out instruments maintained by ...