Humans were not designed for space. Ironically, because we insist on going there anyway, scientists now know from studying astronauts that the lack of Earth’s gravity can wreak health havoc, such as ...

China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...

The impetus for establishing a "Lunar Surface Moon Base" is that America is in a space race with China. For the first time, ...

The companies say the partnership will help move expandable habitat technology toward operational missions by scaling up ...

"Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life could travel between planetary bodies.

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

Elon Musk has repeatedly emphasized that no matter how financially successful SpaceX may be, the company will have failed in his eyes if the primary objective – the colonization of Mars – is not ...

As a teenager in the '90s, "Punky Brewster" star Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went and documented her experiences with friends and fellow child stars. Now, she's opening the ...

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Scientists uncover secret origins of arachnid-like 'demon' lurking on gas giant's moon. 'Spiderwebs' spotted on Mars as NASA's moon program gets a major shakeup, tigers set to return to Kazakhstan, ...

The new head of NASA predicts a manned mission to Mars in 10 years. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Victoria Chamberlin Mr. Douthat is a columnist and the host of the “Interesting Times” podcast.