Carl Sagan once said, “Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still.” These words ...

FUTURE space colonists could live inside giant 3D-printed homes on the Moon and Mars – and we might already know what they’ll ...

NASA has set a date for a return to the Moon, as part of the U.S. space agency’s ambitious Artemis program.

A colossal Martian volcano defies everything we know about planetary geology. Hidden clues beneath its frozen summit hint at ...

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...

Early Mars seems to have had a protective atmosphere and liquid water in the form of oceans, rivers, and lakes. It may also ...

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look skyward, where a new lunar contest mirrors humanity’s struggle to live within plane ...

Harvard's Avi Loeb warns that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS defies standard physics, raising the stakes for planetary defence ...

From new exoplanetary neighbors and a weakening dark energy to the best evidence for life on Mars and an interstellar comet ...

Before humans can make the long trip to another world, scientists must identify a safe and practical place to land. New research led by a University ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.