A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

Scientists suspect that a rapidly spinning, highly magnetic neutron star, or "pulsar," dwells at the heart of the Milky Way.

A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have identified the true source of a magnetic effect seen in the material ruthenium dioxide (RuO₂), helping resolve an active debate in the ...

Atom-thick layers of molybdenum disulfide are ideally suited for radiation-resistant spacecraft electronics, researchers in ...

On Thursday the U.S. president ordered the release of federal files related to UFOs and aliens, although no evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth is known to exist ...

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Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think ...

Donald Trump accuses Barack Obama of revealing classified alien information as he vows to release secret government UFO files ...

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...