America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in. In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a peculiar rocky outcrop on Mars covered in strange spots. On Earth, these ...

A "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica is offering scientists a rare glimpse into Earth's deep interior, a dynamic record of slow-moving processes that have been reshaping our planet for tens of millions ...

In November, scientists arrived at the South Pole in planes outfitted with skis to pull off a construction project seven years in the making.

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp ...

Elon Musk outlines exciting plans for Moonbase Alpha featuring mass drivers to launch AI satellites into deep space. The ambitious vision includes self-sustaining lunar cities and searches for ...

During the xAI all-hands meeting on Wednesday, the billionaire shared his vision of having moon-based factories and mass drivers. "We're actually gonna have a Mass Driver on the Moon," Musk said. A ...

NASA's Magellan orbiter launched from Florida in 1989 helped scientists discover a vast underground lava tube on Venus in a major first.

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious discovery that metallic rocks at the bottom of the ocean are producing "dark ...

A financial crisis could be triggered by an announcement that aliens exist, according to Helen McCaw, a former policy expert of the Bank of England. McCaw told The Times of London that politicians and ...