
Should the Moon Be Quarantined?
Nearly a half century after astronauts first visited the moon, it is once again a flash point for debates on how to safely, responsibly explore the solar system
David Warmflash, M.D. is an astrobiologist, science writer, physician, and citizen of the cosmos.

Should the Moon Be Quarantined?
Nearly a half century after astronauts first visited the moon, it is once again a flash point for debates on how to safely, responsibly explore the solar system

Why Science Has Produced the Most Spiritual Idea in History
With Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey now in its second broadcast week, the number of discussions generated online seems high enough to compete with the number of stars in our galaxy.

Low-Gravity Olympics: How Would Gymnastics Look in a Future Lunar Colony?

The Smallest "Astronauts" Set for Launch November 8
Did space rocks seed Earth with life? To test that idea, a Russian probe is about to see whether microbes can survive a round-trip to Mars

Living Interplanetary Spaceflight Experiment--or Why Were All the Strange Creatures on the Shuttle Endeavour?