NASA faced a problem rubber tires could never solve - extreme temperatures, sharp terrain, and no air on the Moon or Mars. The solution came from a shape memory metal that bends, absorbs impact, and ...

Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission ...

January brought a wide range of thoughtful science conversations featuring researchers from the SETI Institute, spanning everything from hands-on planetary defense with citizen scientists to careful ...

Perchlorate, a toxic substance found in Mars dirt, could help the bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii strengthen bonds between particles of regolith.

"You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climate where there was rain falling for millions of years." ...

Almost as tall as a football field, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly—just under one mile per hour—out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy ...

Reuben “Tihi” Hayslett's commitment to imagination and justice reaches new heights in his forthcoming book, “Orbital Bebop,” a kaleidoscopic collection of speculative tales that leap from Earth to the ...