Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific ...

Scientists studying lunar samples have finally resolved a decades-long debate about the Moon’s ancient magnetic field.

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

It's a great new look at an intriguing region called Arabia Terra.

If you’ve spent your entire life looking at the night sky from a city or suburb, you’ve basically been watching the universe ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Mars might have its own defense mechanism against life from Earth, in a kind of reverse of "The War of the Worlds" scenario ...

Aliens exist – they just haven't visited Earth, a NASA veteran has claimed. Dr Gentry Lee has worked at the US space agency since 1968, when he first got involved with the Viking mission to Mars. He ...

Ingo Swann participated in classified experiments involving remote viewing. According to his account, he observed structures on the Moon. Watch the discovery that turned Mars from dead to disturbing ...

It's been a dizzying start to 2026 when it comes to news in our country. From the US military ousting Venezuelan despot Nikolas Maduro to Zohran Mamdani becoming the first Muslim mayor of New York ...

In a recent announcement, Musk promised to lead a "new era in space flight," delaying his Mars plans in order to aim for an uncrewed moon landing by March 2027—little over a year away. In a lengthy ...

This week on Space Beat, host Rob Landers and USA TODAY NETWORK Florida Space Team reporter Eric Lagatta discuss the carefully orchestrated dance NASA and SpaceX completed to prioritize Crew-12's ...