NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

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"Awards like these are a critical component of our incubator program for future missions, which combines government ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

One hundred twenty light-years from us, there is an exoplanet that can potentially host life. It's called K2-18b, and it's ...

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NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven ...

NASA has selected advanced technologies to power a future space telescope designed to image Earth-like planets and search ...

Scientists have assembled a catalogue of more than 2,000 stars that could be supporting alien life. Researchers behind the ...

Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars by observing strange, ...