Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

Scientists have long been probing the universe to determine how elements came together to form planets and (at least in Earth’s case) gave rise to life. One disconnect was that the universe contained ...

Space is full of mysteries that can't be easily explained by the layman, and this latest one from a isn't likely to sour anyone on their fascination with space. Scientists from several institutions, ...

Physicists are quietly rewriting the rulebook for how we might cross the gulf between stars, not by bolting bigger rockets to launch pads but by probing the strange limits of quantum theory. A new ...

An astrophysicist explains what wormholes are and how these theoretical space-time tunnels have popped up in the solutions to a set of decadesold equations.

Space scientists say they have discovered "Cloud 9." A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object — a starless, gas-rich, dark matter cloud that is ...

As space tourism gets cheaper and missions keep getting longer, scientists are now raising a question that used to be limited to science fiction. What happens if humans try to have children in space?

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers call the discovery a “missing link” in ...