Somewhere inside NASA’s sprawling nuclear propulsion pipeline, a spacecraft called SR-1 Freedom is being designed to do ...

According to a new study of organisms found living in NASA cleanrooms even after decontamination, a fungus called Aspergillus ...

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity ...

Scientists have long known that fungi are resilient, but a new study suggests that some strains might survive every step of ...

Planetary exploration may be about to get a major speed boost. Researchers tested a semi-autonomous robot that can move from ...

Tianwen-3, China's first attempt to retrieve samples from another planet, is expected to mark a major leap in the country's ...

Mars exploration is heating up. NASA eyes sample returns and crewed landings by the 2030s, but its current relay satellites — ...

Following a December 2025 executive order prioritizing “American space superiority,” NASA is advancing nuclear ...

China's Tianwen-3 planetary exploration mission is scheduled to launch around 2028 and bring samples from Mars back to Earth ...

Previously called the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, the winner of the fast-track NASA program is widely expected to receive a contract by the end of September under legislation which requires ...

Rees and Goldsmith have taken to the United Kingdom-based Guardian to express their disdain for human spaceflight. Their ...