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 ...
A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...
As evidence, he cited "the circumstantial evidence that I've gathered throughout my whole life, everybody I've listened to ...
A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...
When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years ...
A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.
When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...
If someone told you 20 years ago that we’d be gaining new information through mini-computers in our pockets, you would ...
June 6, 2026 A lightweight new X-ray telescope could finally give scientists something they’ve never had before: a complete chemical map of the Moon. Researchers used detailed mission simulations to ...
Valley restaurants were cited for violations. One lacked a certified food manager; another kept beef, chicken and shrimp past their discard dates. The Arizona Supreme Court has sided with Maricopa ...
Ling Xin is a science journalist based in Ohio. She mainly covers physics, astronomy and space. Her writing has appeared in Science, Scientific American, MIT Technology Review and other English and ...