This week in science: Mysterious molecules on Mars are tricky to explain without life; a compound that cuts cholesterol as a ...

The science communicator, a disciple of Stephen Hawking, believes it will be decades before we colonize Mars. But he says we ...

NASA's Viking missions to Mars may have discovered evidence for life on the Red Planet after all, according to scientists who ...

Scientists continue to look for signs of alien life on Mars, but this scientist truly popularized the idea, claiming to find ...

A science focused discussion exploring what it would take to make Mars capable of supporting human life. From terraforming ...

Mars's water disappeared somewhere, but scientists have been disagreeing for years about where exactly it went.

Amy Shira Teitel says past Moon missions delivered a clear purpose and impact, while Artemis II lacks clarity, ...

Last year, Musk said "the moon is a distraction." Now, he's talking about building a city there. The shift may be more ...

We're all living in the future -- especially in these films that set their eyes on 2026 as the destination for their sci-fi plots.

In 2025, scientists reported the discovery of long-chain organic molecules called alkanes in the ancient mudstones of Mars. Now, in a new study, a team led by Alexander Pavlov of NASA's Goddard Space ...

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has suggested that the company is now prioritising the Moon over Mars, with ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...