Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court further limited the reach of a federal law used to hold ...

The Supreme Court found the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victims Protection Act don't support Chinese members of Falun Gong ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it far more difficult for foreigners to bring lawsuits in U.S. courts alleging serious ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international ...

In this podcast edition of Supreme Court Brief, University of Chicago Law School professor Curtis Bradley explains why ...

A set of protocols telling scientists what to do – and what not to do – if they ever detect evidence of intelligent life ...

This document has been published in the Federal Register. Use the PDF linked in the document sidebar for the official electronic format.

Supreme Court rules migrants turned away at the border cannot apply for asylum and blocks TPS recipients from judicial relief ...