SpaceX is scheduled to bring home two astronauts who have been on the International Space Station since June. Mr. Musk said President Trump had asked for that to occur “as soon as possible.” ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

To become an Interplanetary Species we need to colonize another planet, and Mars will be our first target. To establish a ...

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Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...

Since other planets typically have similarly harsh climates, these microbes may not only be able to thrive and reproduce on these planets but could potentially change the environment so humans can ...

With GEMs, researchers cannot only explore the complex network of metabolic pathways that allow living organisms to function, but also tweak, test and predict how microbes would behave in different ...

Since other planets typically have similarly harsh climates, these microbes may not only be able to thrive and reproduce on these planets but could potentially change the environment so humans can ...

Similarly, Alicyclobacillus tolerans can thrive in very acidic environments. Since other planets typically have similarly harsh climates, these microbes may not only be able to thrive and ...