NASA lost contact with the MAVEN probe in Mars orbit, and teams are working to reestablish communications after an unexpected ...

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

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One possible answer: great, glassy domes of ice. Mars is rich in ...

When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander to take aim on the red planet would be taking shape by now. At the time, the leaders ...

You know how it goes: You’re trying to get some shut-eye in your bunk after a long shift of scraping samples of prebiotic material from red rocks in Utopia Planitia, and before you know it, your alarm ...

The goal of sending astronauts to the surface of Mars has been a major point of contention, with the likes of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arguing that we should skip the Moon entirely in favor of the Red ...

A study led by Tomomichi Fujita investigated the survivability of the extremophile moss *Physcomitrium patens* in space, a critical inquiry for establishing extraterrestrial human habitats. Pre-flight ...

Krystal Randall is a research fellow in the School of Science at the University of Wollongong (UOW). She is a member of the Environmental Futures research centre at UOW. Krystal has previously ...

A team of researchers from Japan has tested protenemata (juvenile moss), brood cells (specialized stem cells that emerge under stress conditions) and sporophytes (encapsulated spores) of the model ...

Several live entertainment acts are scheduled in and around California's High Desert over the next two weeks. Performers include Pitbull, Jay Leno, Folk Bitch Trio, and local band Legendary Hangover.