One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

Space mining tech and robotic prospecting are unlocking extraterrestrial resources, reshaping future energy, manufacturing, ...

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The interstellar object appeared by the sun a year ago, and disappeared from view in January. At first scientists assumed it was a comet, then an asteroid, before acknowledging that it was unlike ...

A NASA scientist says he has found fossilized evidence of alien life in the remains of a meteorite, which if confirmed would bolster the theory that life is not restricted to Earth. The claim that ...

Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, believes aliens exist — though she didn’t exactly see them on her way up to the Mir space station in 1991. The now 56-year-old space pioneer offered her ...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua has created a new National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which is drawing amused reactions on social media in a ...