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On Tuesday, NASA announced the nine companies it has contracted to help transport astronauts and cargo to the Moon within the next 12 years.

These 9 Companies Will Help NASA Return Humans to the Moon

By Kristin Houser

NASA and JPL have announced its InSight lander is officially collecting solar power on the Martian surface — completing yet another critical step.

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Fires up Solar Cells and Sends Selfie

By Victor Tangermann

The successful landing of NASA's InSight probe on Mars set the internet ablaze Monday afternoon. Here's what the world had to say about the mission.

The World Reacts to the Success of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander

By Kristin Houser

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's InSight rover will land on Mars one way or another on Monday. Here's how you can tune in and watch how it goes down.

Here’s how to Watch NASA’s InSight Rover Land on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A Ticket to the Moon: An Out-of-this-World Journey

A Ticket to the Moon: An Out-of-this-World Journey

By Sarah Marquart

During an interview with Axios, Elon Musk said he thinks there's a 70% chance he will go to Mars himself — and not just for a short visit.

Elon Musk Says There’s a 70 Percent Chance He’ll Move to Mars

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Are 3D Printing Fake Moon Dust Into Useful Objects

Scientists Are 3D Printing Fake Moon Dust Into Useful Objects

By Victor Tangermann

The Arecibo Observatory has unveiled the details of its New Arecibo Message global challenge, a contest to craft a new message to aliens.

Here’s How You Can Help Scientists Craft a Message to Aliens

By Kristin Houser

Noted science educator Bill Nye thinks people would need to be on drugs to believe we could turn Mars into a place where humans could live.

Bill Nye on Terraforming Mars: “Are You Guys High?”

By Kristin Houser

A giant space laser, built with mostly-existing technology, could serve as a homing beacon for any aliens that might be out there.

A Giant Space Laser on Earth Could Blast Messages at Alien Planets

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers discover that one area of the Red Planet was likely once home to dozens of Martian lakes, giving us a clue in the hunt for evidence of life.

Mars Used To Be Dotted With Life-Friendly Lakes

By Kristin Houser

Veloce, a new astronomical tool that can spot Earth-sized planets tightly orbiting dim stars, was just installed in an Australian observatory.

This Upgraded Telescope Hunts Exoplanets Orbiting Dim Stars

By Dan Robitzski

artificial moon

There’s No Way China’s Artificial Moon Will Work, Says Expert

By Kristin Houser

Scientists want to craft an updated version of the Arecibo Message, a radio communication that marked humanity's first attempt to talk to aliens.

Scientists Want Your Help Crafting a Message to Aliens

By Kristin Houser

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NASA Thinks Its Opportunity Mars Rover Might Be Truly Kaput

By Kristin Houser

Researchers: Mars Might Have Enough Oxygen For Underground Life

Researchers: Mars Might Have Enough Oxygen For Underground Life

By Jon Christian

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Future Mars Colonists Could Fly Rockets They 3D Printed Right on the Red Planet

By Jon Christian

Made of Mars says it's developing the technology to convert Martian minerals into materials we can use to "build the space civilization of tomorrow."

Here’s How We’ll Build Things Using Mars’ Natural Resources

By Jon Christian

The Chinese city of Chengdu plans to launch an artificial moon into the sky to provide light during the night, eliminated the need for streetlights.

A Chinese City Plans to Replace Its Streetlights With an Artificial Moon

By Kristin Houser

Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX’s First Tourist Isn’t Worried About Training for His Trip to the Moon

SpaceX’s First Tourist Isn’t Worried About Training for His Trip to the Moon

By Kristin Houser

Researchers Identify the “Missing Link” in the Chemistry of Saturn’s Largest Moon

Researchers Identify the “Missing Link” in the Chemistry of Saturn’s Largest Moon

By Kristin Houser

Lockheed Martin is proposing to send a four-crew lunar lander from the Lunar Gateway to the surface of the moon. And it weighs a ton.

Lockheed Martin’s Giant Moon Lander Is an Absolute Unit

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

By Kristin Houser

The Arch Foundation plans to encode important books and crowdsourced images into synthetic DNA molecules and store them on the Moon.

A Nonprofit Plans to Store Human Knowledge in DNA and Store It on the Moon

By Jon Christian

To study the effects of deep space radiation exposure on astronaut health, researchers exposed mice to comparable levels of radiation. It hurt their guts.

Traveling to Mars Could Cause Life-Threatening Damage to Astronauts’ Guts, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

NASA Is Looking For New Ways to Detect Alien Technology

NASA Is Looking For New Ways to Detect Alien Technology

By Kristin Houser

An international team of scientists just announced their strategy for trying to figure out whether Mars can support life.

Scientists Need to Solve These Two Mysteries to Find Life on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese space exploration company ispace is teaming up with SpaceX on two lunar missions, one in mid-2020 and the other in mid-2021.

SpaceX Will Send Another Company’s Robots to the Moon in 2021

By Kristin Houser

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows

By Kristin Houser

Live Update: SpaceX Unveils Future Moon Passenger

Live Update: SpaceX Unveils Future Moon Passenger

By Kristin Houser

AI Just Detected 72 Radio Bursts That Could Come From Aliens

AI Just Detected 72 Radio Bursts That Could Come From Aliens

By Kristin Houser

NASA Wants Its Deep Space Gateway Habitat To Orbit The Moon By 2024

NASA Wants Its Deep Space Gateway Habitat To Orbit The Moon By 2024

By Victor Tangermann

The Moon Definitely Has Water Ice on Its Surface, Says NASA

The Moon Definitely Has Water Ice on Its Surface, Says NASA

By Kristin Houser

China just announced new details for its Chang'e-4 lunar mission, including plans to study's the Moon's most ancient rocks for clues into its history.

China Will Send Two Robots to Study the Moon

By Kristin Houser

Why Live on Earth When You Can Live in a Hole on Mars? No, Really.

Why Live on Earth When You Can Live in a Hole on Mars? No, Really.

By Kristin Houser

A new NASA-funded study drawing on 20 years of research says we simply can't terraform Mars using technology available today.

Scientists Say We Can’t Terraform Mars. Elon Musk Says We Can.

By Kristin Houser

On Tuesday July 31, Mars will come closer to Earth than it will for another 269 years. Take a look now before it moves on.

Stop And Look Up: Mars Is Super Close To Earth Right Now

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has selected five final designs for its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Someday, we might use them construct our dwellings when we live on Mars.

Here Are The Finalists For NASA’s Mars Habitat Design Competition

By Victor Tangermann

The TSA's Quiet Skies program instructs teams of armed air marshals to track U.S. citizens through airports and aboard domestic flights.

For TSA’s “Quiet Skies” Program, Air Marshals Followed Travelers’ Every Move

By Kristin Houser

There’s A Huge Subterranean Lake of Liquid Water on Mars

There’s A Huge Subterranean Lake of Liquid Water on Mars

By Kristin Houser

we have only studied about 16 percent of the moon rocks taken during the Apollo missions. NASA's Apollo curator keeps them for future generations.

Most Of NASA’s Moon Rocks Remain Untouched By Scientists

By Dan Robitzski

we may see manned missions to the moon. Science, politics, and celestial cash grabs are at the forefront of why people want to go back.

3 Reasons Why We Might Return to The Moon

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: The First Privately-Funded Unmanned Spacecraft Might Land on the Moon in February

The Digest: The First Privately-Funded Unmanned Spacecraft Might Land on the Moon in February

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Blue Origin Plans to Begin Colonizing the Moon No Later Than 2023

The Digest: Blue Origin Plans to Begin Colonizing the Moon No Later Than 2023

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

By Kristin Houser

The Scientist Who Reevaluated The Drake Equation Still Thinks Alien Life is Out There

The Scientist Who Reevaluated The Drake Equation Still Thinks Alien Life is Out There

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: One of Saturn’s Moons Has Everything Needed to Host Life

The Digest: One of Saturn’s Moons Has Everything Needed to Host Life

By Kristin Houser

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

By Kristin Houser

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

By Kristin Houser

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

By Kristin Houser

Here’s What We Know About The Robots That Might Build Our First Homes on the Moon

Here’s What We Know About The Robots That Might Build Our First Homes on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A Beautiful, 20-Year Old “New” Discovery: Jupiter Moon’s Massive Liquid Plumes

A Beautiful, 20-Year Old “New” Discovery: Jupiter Moon’s Massive Liquid Plumes

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A New Mars Lander Just Took Off for the Red Planet (updated)

A New Mars Lander Just Took Off for the Red Planet (updated)

By Claudia Geib

NASA Just Canceled Its Only Moon Rover Project. That’s Bad News for Trump’s Lunar Plans.

NASA Just Canceled Its Only Moon Rover Project. That’s Bad News for Trump’s Lunar Plans.

By Claudia Geib

SpaceX Just Launched NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope (Gee I Wonder What They’ll Find)

SpaceX Just Launched NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope (Gee I Wonder What They’ll Find)

By Claudia Geib

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

By Dan Robitzski

Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA

Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA

By Victor Tangermann

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

By Claudia Geib

To Understand The Atmospheres Of Distant Exoplanets, Look To Your Car Engine

To Understand The Atmospheres Of Distant Exoplanets, Look To Your Car Engine

By Claudia Geib

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New NASA Plan for Mars Is Moderately-Terrifying-Sounding, Also, Completely-Awesome: Robotic. Bees.

By Victor Tangermann

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Humans Will Never Colonize Mars

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Humans Will Never Colonize Mars

By Jolene Creighton