Scientists grew chickpeas in simulated moon soil, raising the possibility that astronauts could one day grow crops on future ...

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...

Many people who don’t believe one conspiracy theory about that station—known as the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP—believe another. A common misconception is that it can ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...

"Life might actually survive being ejected from one planet and moving to another." ...