Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

NASA has unveiled its ambitious plan to build the first permanent human base on the Moon’s South Pole. The project will ...

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Space exploration was a major theme of a state House hearing on Tuesday, even as the budget deadline looms over lawmakers.

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

A team of researchers is advocating to use the moon as a secure site for biocontainment of extraterrestrial samples, particularly those from Mars, but also from other potential worlds like Enceladus, ...

Moon bases, living to 100 and (finally!) flying cars. What 2076 and our future will look like may be stranger than we expect.

Discover six hard sci-fi films where science shapes story and emotion, like Europa Report and The Martian. Brainy, emotional, ...