Some bacteria can take a punch that would crush a submarine. In a new set of impact tests, one desert microbe, Deinococcus ...

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Liftoff occurred at 5:52 a.m. ET on Wednesday (March 4), about an hour before sunrise, resulting in the spectacular sky show.

Asteroid impacts are common across the solar system. Large craters cover many planets and moons, especially Mars. Scientists ...

"Work on the rocket and spacecraft will continue in the coming weeks as NASA prepares for rolling the rocket out to the launch pad again later this month ahead of a potential launch in April." ...

Microbes blasted off a planet by an asteroid strike may survive the journey to another world, including Earth, according to a ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

A famously resilient bacterium may be tough enough to survive one of the most violent events imaginable on Mars. In ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets – including Earth – and survive, a new Johns Hopkins ...

A super-tough microbe may be able to survive being blasted from Mars into space—opening the door to interplanetary life ...

The new space race doesn’t have a finish line — but it does have two very clear frontrunners. SpaceX and Blue Origin, the rocket companies founded by ...