All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

The microorganisms lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 25 July 2019, headed for the International Space Station, some 400 kilometres above. Their mission: to boldly mine basalt, in low ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

Mars, and other planets and moons in our solar system." NASA's $800 million OSIRIS-Rex mission, short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security Regolith Explorer ...

This isn’t any conspiracy theory or pseudoscience: Using samples collected from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, Hausrath ...

Every Martian year (which last 686.98 Earth days), the red planet experiences regional dust storms that coincide with summer ...

The study by scientists at Caltech discusses the discovery of ancient wave ripples on the Mars surface, first found by the Curiosity rover in 2022. Scientists say these ripples are "undulations in ...

To solve that problem, a team of German researchers at the Technical University in Berlin figured that, instead of having a robot looking for microbes, it would be easier and cheaper to make the ...

But how about another spice cabinet staple, salt? This ingredient MVP not only comes in clutch for seasoning, but can also balance out bitter and sweet flavors, add structure to baked goods ...