Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

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

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

Researchers say a biocontainment facility on the Moon could be humanity's last line of defense against potential future alien ...

The “Act Two” update for first-person “clean ’em up adventure” and immersive simulation game Ambrosia Sky will launch on August 6, developer Soft Rains announced. “Act Two” follows the successful ...

A shell that protected the Perseverance rover during its descent to Mars in a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA / JPL-Caltech As scientists search for life beyond Earth, spacecraft ...

Keeping Mars free from Earth life is one of the most important rules in space exploration. If microbes from our planet were to survive the journey, they could interfere with experiments or even mimic ...

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests asteroid impacts played a critical role in the emergence of life on our planet. Reading time 3 minutes Early Earth was a brutally hot, ...

Lithopanspermia is the idea that that alien life might be able to migrate between worlds sealed inside rocks knocked loose by asteroids or comets. Credit: Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library / Getty ...