"If there is a space race, China's already winning it, and could win it dramatically in the next few decades." ...

If it pans out, it may complicate Elon Musk’s dreams of founding a settlement on the fourth planet from the sun.

Donald Trump is our planet's number one obstacle to following up on NASA's blockbuster findings about life on Mars.

On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample. Four days later, it ...

The potential “biosignature” isn’t direct evidence of life itself, but rather a leftover sign that textural features on the ...

The exciting rock sample in question is dubbed Sapphire Canyon ... Duffy also said that NASA remains committed to crewed missions exploring space, as part of its scientific pursuits. "So what we do on ...

Ispace of Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ElevationSpace to develop a private lunar sample return ...

Precious moon samples brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in 2020 have finally been shared with international researchers — but the law has made it difficult for U.S.-based scientists ...

Prize: NASA could offer a prize—say $3 billion to the first company and $1 billion to a second company—for delivering ...

"We want to look at the effects of long-term exposure to space — as if the Zylon material is going for a potential six- to nine-month mission to Mars." ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a clear panorama of Mars' Gale Crater in August, during the Martian winter when dust levels ...