It's time to update the rules. That's the conclusion of a panel that examined NASA's rules for planetary protection. It…
As we send rovers and landers to other worlds, we have to think about the tiny microbial astronauts we're sending…
NASA keeps a close eye on the bacteria inhabiting the International Space Station with a program called the Microbial Observatory…
Building on the success of their Biomolecule Sequencer, NASA is launching the Genes in Space-3 project to give astronauts the…
Europa is probably the best place in the Solar System to go searching for life. But before they're launched, any…
Here's a finding to give planetary protectionists pause: two species of spores mounted on the International Space Station's hull a…
Lake Vida lies within one of Antarctica's cold, arid McMurdo Dry Valleys (Photo: Desert Research Institute) Even inside an almost…
[/caption] The United States Rocket Academy has announced an open call for entries in its High Altitude Astrobiology Challenge, a…