Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

Analyzing pristine fragments of the asteroid delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023, a team led by ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The ...

The finding supports the theory that asteroids could have delivered the necessary components for life to begin on Earth and ...

Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes. By Kenneth Chang ...

For decades, scientists have wondered how the moon can have water. It’s dry, airless, and lacks an atmosphere, so the presence of water on its surface is nothing short of a mystery. Over the years, ...