We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like ...

Will we finally have a base on Mars — or perhaps even a city? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spaceflight and exploration have ...

China continues to take great strides as part of its goal to become a superpower in space and a direct competitor with NASA. In addition to its proposed expansion of the Tiangong space station and the ...

A frequent idea in sci-fi and apocalyptic films is that of an asteroid striking Earth and causing global devastation. While the probabilities of this kind of mass extinction occurring on our planet ...

A decade ago humanity launched around 200 objects into space per year. Now we launch more than 2,600, with no prospects for slowing down. This rapid expansion of human activity in outer space has ...

Astronomers laud NASA's plan to protect the space environment, but the agency needs to act fast to make a difference. This illustration depicts the distribution of trackable debris within Earth's ...