Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

June washed us clean of our worries and strife, and July is tossing us into a dry sauna to get us nice and crispy. However, ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts bill includes cuts to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), primarily when it comes to its science funding.

China aims to launch the Tianwen-3 Mars mission by 2028, with sample return targeted for 2031, according to chief scientist ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

The pursuit of economic development has long been a cornerstone of human progress, but beneath its surface lies a complex web ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

As humanity ventures deeper into space, one critical question looms large: how do we prevent Earth's microbes from contaminating other worlds? A new study published in Journal of The Royal Society ...

Stargazing in July hopefully promises warm nights in Wyoming. The highlight of July evenings is the prominent band of the ...

"Honestly, it's been a little devastating," Kevin Hardegree-Ullman, a scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at ...