A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...

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

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ...

China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

An obscure lunar region called Rimae Bode is emerging as a high-priority landing site for China’s first crewed moon mission ...

Ridley Scott's Prometheus, which had been dominating the Netflix charts for days, has been overtaken by a Spanish-language ...

From pulp comics to body horror, Smoke the Moon’s new drawing show proves flimsy paper can hold some seriously deep art.

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

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In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space. By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Kate Conger ...