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"We have found a habitable environment," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Curiosity mission. "The water that was here was so benign and supportive of life that if a ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

I have viewed the first season of a National Geographic TV show based upon Stephen Petranek’s book, “How We’ll Live on Mars” (Simon & Schuster/TED, 2015). The book and the TV series discusses Petranek ...

The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to take ...

The federal government shutdown has sent 97 percent of NASA's employees home and canceled other space agency activities.