Scientists say NASA should quarantine alien life on the moon before any space samples are brought back to Earth

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...
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Find out what life is like on the new Earth Gliese 12 b

Around 40 light years away from Earth, hidden in the constellation Pisces, there is a small alien world that has captured the ...

Ex-White House scientist tells NASA to use Moon as holding pen for alien life or endanger Earth

The scientist has outlined the 'potentially devastating and irreversible long-term impacts' of unknown organisms in space ...

If We Could Travel to the Stars, Where Should We Go First?

Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should ...

Why Nasa’s next alien-hunting super telescope will rely entirely on robots for fixes

Launching in the 2040s, the HWO telescope will search for Earth-like planets and feature swap-out instruments maintained by ...

‘Robots will do the job’: NASA's next alien-hunting telescope won't need astronauts for repairs

NASA's proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory will be designed for robotic repairs instead of astronaut servicing. The ...