Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

Images of a pyramid-like shape on the surface of Mars are propelling theories that alien beings constructed the object, but one expert on the Red Planet has some disappointing news for the most ...

But sometimes the most fascinating way to explore history is by asking a simple question: what if things had gone differently ...

NASA has updated its Artemis program, adding a new mission before the next lunar landing attempt. The first crewed moon landing in over 50 years is now targeted for 2028 as part of the Artemis 4 ...

BECKLEY, W.Va. –West Virginia children will get the chance to blast off into learning with the newest exhibit at the Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia. The Moon to Mars exhibit will allow ...

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been exploring a curious geological formation made up of ridges up to six feet in height for the last six months. Scientists theorize that the “boxwork” formations were ...

Elon Musk has repeatedly emphasized that no matter how financially successful SpaceX may be, the company will have failed in his eyes if the primary objective – the colonization of Mars – is not ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The salt flats of Salar de Pajonales, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, are thought of as an analog for the extreme conditions found on Mars.

NASA 's Curiosity rover has snapped stunning new photos of giant "spiderwebs" zig-zagging across the surface of Mars. One of these images has revealed never-before-seen, egg-like spheroids covering ...

What is it like to be in space? 500 words or less. Well, I would just say everything initially feels different. Going into microgravity is — there’s no roller coaster here on Earth to, no chamber we ...

When Elon Musk founded SpaceX (which is currently one of the most valuable private companies in the world), he did so with the dream of setting up colonies on Mars. A lofty goal, mostly because we've ...

Editor's Note: The Question of the Week will return next Sunday. Last week I asked what you thought about Elon Musk's pivot away from Mars to concentrate more on establishibng a city on the moon. I ...