Raymond Davis Jr. is dwarfed by the giant tank used by the Homestake detector in South Dakota, which first detected solar ...

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

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

Two scientists want NASA to build a quarantine lab for alien germs on the Moon, rather than on Earth. The pair, ...

The main focus of the trip is to study the effects of long-term spaceflight on the body, but the test is also a side mission.

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

NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra ...

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

We visit PARAM Foundation’s science experience centre in Bengaluru. The non-profit works to promote Indian history, science, ...

A NASA‑linked study argues that alien probes could already be in our Solar System, but our surveys are still too crude to ...

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a ...