"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon's surface, ...

The rover carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for ...

There are quite a few other places we might find life in the solar system, including dwarf planets like Ceres. Ceres is ...

Artemis II is slated to orbit the moon during a 10 day space flight by April 2026. NASA is looking for volunteers to help ...

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology ...

Changes to space policies and projects indicate an administration’s bigger goals, writes Joelle Renstrom. Which is why the ...

The agency’s scientists are still not saying they found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of the specimen collected ...

Ancient organisms may have left microscopic "biosignatures" on Mars. That's according to NASA scientists, who say a rock ...

Has NASA's Perseverance rover at long last found evidence that life did indeed once exist on Mars? Here's what we know.