Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...

As humans set their sights on living beyond Earth, one surprising challenge is emerging: how do we grow healthy crops in the uncharted environment of space? Purdue University researchers, in ...

The idea of making a home in space is rapidly shifting from possibility to reality. Today, those anniversaries serve as a foundation for looking toward a future in which humans might live and work ...

Since early 2004, the Mars rovers have gathered images of rocks and terrain where water, the presumed prerequisite of life, once flowed (an artist's rendition). NASA / JPL-Caltech "When I was a kid," ...

Europe is preparing to take cancer research beyond Earth. At Frontiers Science House in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spent two years observing the asteroid Bennu before it collected a ...

SEAS researchers grew green algae inside shelters that recreated pressure conditions on Mars. The shelters were made from bioplastics derived from algae. The experiments demonstrate the possibility of ...

What is “down” in the vastness of space? Scientists reveal how gravity, cosmic planes, and perspective redefine direction, ...