Astrobiology

The upcoming Dragonfly mission is unlike any planetary mission NASA has ever attempted. Instead of another slow-moving rover,…

Astronomers have long suspected that sugar exists in deep space—frontiers beyond our solar system. That hypothesis was proven…

Could consciousness exist without a brain like ours? Philosophers at the University of California, Riverside argue that consciousness…

Scientists say the Moon could serve as Earth’s first biological shield by housing a secure facility for quarantining…

Realistic image of a completely terraformed Mars. Credit: Daein Ballard Making Mars Earthlike is not impossible in principle,…

Ryugu sample in its return capsule. Credit: JAXA The discovery of all five nucleobases on Ryugu strengthens the…

NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for…

NASA-funded scientists have discovered that life on Earth over 3 billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum,…

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed “Mary Anning” after a 19th century English…

This image of Venus taken by NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft (left) is paired with an artist’s depiction of…

Learn how NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers are exploring different chapters of the Red Planet’s ancient history.…

A drill hole in an ancient Martian rock has yielded something more complicated than a simple yes-or-no answer…

In July 2028 NASA launches a car-sized, 1,000-pound nuclear drone toward Saturn’s moon Titan, a six-year, $3.35 billion trip to a world where the air is four times denser than Earth’s, gravity is one-seventh as strong, and flying is the easy part.