Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can ...

The new plot twist is that in order to keep enough nitrogen and phosphorus near its surface, a planet has to start out with ...

Delta on Mars. A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another ...

Elon Musk has announced a major shift in SpaceX’s spaceflight ambitions. The billionaire says the company is now prioritizing ...

A look at the debate over building a city on the Moon or Mars, covering scientific findings, mission timelines and challenges discussed on the Fiction Science podcast.

"SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less ...

A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that ...

Larry Fink, president and CEO of investment firm BlackRock, interviewed Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX at the World Economic forum in Davos, Switzerland this week. They spoke about everything from ...

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has suggested that the company is now prioritising the Moon over Mars, with ...

We may have detected Martian life 50 years ago.

Last year, Musk said "the moon is a distraction." Now, he's talking about building a city there. The shift may be more ...