A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

We're back! A long-time reader and subscriber recently mentioned in the Ars Forums that they "kind of" missed the Daily Telescope posts that I used to write in 2023 and 2024. Although I would have ...

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez challenged himself to stop aiming for perfection, and challenged old friend Cedric Bixler-Zavala to ...

Well, I've been doing this for a long time, and I've never had the lead of a show email me beforehand and just say hi. And Josh was the first guy to ever do that as long as I've been doing that ...

Clashes erupted over forced application of colours, caste-based disputes, and drunken altercations, leading to arrests and heightened security measures. In Mathura district, a confrontation ...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Friday that Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Tesla humanoid bot Optimus. Musk suggested in a post on X that human landings could ...

But on lunar and Mars missions, which will involve smaller ships and possibly years-long durations, exercise equipment will need to be shrunk and astronauts’ willingness to keep up with the ...

Here’s how it works. An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left scientists puzzled. NASA announced in July of last ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of ...