Suppose there are signs of extraterrestrial life and we have not yet been able to detect them. What does that mean? In Nature ...

NASA's Artemis astronauts can now train on a full-scale replica of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander at the Johnson Space ...

The 80-pound robot excavates, carries, and dumps simulated lunar soil for NASA's Lunabotics Challenge.Matt Riley/UVA Students ...

When the Orion capsule splashed back down on Earth recently, marking the successful end of the historic Artemis II mission, the world's eyes were understandably fixed on the four astronauts who ...

Researchers discovered that life leaves behind unique statistical patterns in molecules, potentially offering a new way to ...

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost. The Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past the red planet at more than 12,000 mph Friday.

Researchers may have just revealed a new way of looking for alien life — it's based on the idea that it isn't just the type ...

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less than a meter beneath the surface, close enough to be harvested for water, ...

The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven that had never been detected before on the red planet. These carbon-containing ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists said Tuesday. The organic ...