A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

Two scientists want NASA to build a quarantine lab for alien germs on the Moon, rather than on Earth. The pair, ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Wimbledon 2026 BBC One & BBC Two, from 10.30am A delectable summer of sport becomes a cornucopia with the return of Wimbledon ...

After the Challenger tragedy, nobody wanted to see a film about five kids on an adventure in space.

Free Nelson Mandela Channel 4, 9pm The excellent three-part documentary concludes, parts one and two having taken us through ...

In "Project Hail Mary", the sun is dying and Earth is facing an ice age. The last hope rests on a teacher who is sent on a space mission and gets unexpected help.

Sometimes the most extraordinary places hide in plain sight, and the Dee Wright Observatory near Blue River proves that ...

Hard sci-fi movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gattaca, and Primer are incredible feats of filmmaking that remain compelling ...