VIPER was originally supposed to land on the moon in late 2023 aboard Griffin, a lander built by Pittsburgh-based company ...

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

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

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...

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

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Wednesday that it may have found signs of ancient life on Mars.

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

So do China and Russia. Here’s what you need to know about America’s new lunar-energy race ...

As NASA gears up next year’s Artemis II test flight, you have an opportunity to add your name to the spacecraft’s digital ...

Building a city on the Moon will take more than rockets. NASA’s plan includes harnessing lunar resources, developing radiation-proof habitats, and creating sustainable life-support systems. From ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments ...

Researchers who examined data from Perseverance found that the rocks contained organics that could have been the precursors ...