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Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

The Exploratorium's new exhibition, "Life in Space," examines two big questions: whether life exists elsewhere in the ...

A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...

On Episode 216 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with physicist Dr. Daniel Whiteson about other ...

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Astronomers have sharply revised down the mass of nearby super Earth GJ 3378b, dramatically improving its prospects as a ...