Researchers found that treated sewage could turn moon and Mars dirt into soil that can support growing plants. The post ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

If life ever existed on Mars, it might have looked like microfossils right here on Earth.

Preventing the unintended contamination of extraterrestrial bodies is a key concern for space explorers, and these findings suggest the regolith on Mars is resilient—at least to tardigrade infestation ...

This meant subjecting microbes to minimum pressures equivalent to ten times those of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of ...

Dining on the moon or Mars might seem like a fantasy reserved for science fiction, but researchers are investigating how it could become a reality. Their efforts to recycle plant and human waste into ...

America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in. In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a peculiar rocky outcrop on Mars covered in strange spots. On Earth, these ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...

A look at how local resource use, material innovation, and autonomous construction are enabling practical habitat development ...

Musk’s vision for cities on the moon and Mars is an attempt to make science fiction a reality.

Scientists show recycled human waste can unlock nutrients in Martian dust, offering a new path for farming on Mars.