The finding may help researchers understand the climate history of Mars and determine the potential areas of the planet to ...

This discovery indicates that formaldehyde contributed to the formation of organic matter on ancient Mars, implying that bio-important molecules such as sugars and ribose (a component of RNA, which is ...

Although Mars is currently a cold, dry planet, geological evidence suggests that liquid water existed there around 3 to 4 ...

Nasa may have found evidence of past alien life on Mars. The space agency says that ... The Independent is the world’s most ...

John Crisp Water implies the possibility of life. Michael Manga ... colonization of the moon and Mars is the next logical step. Subscribe to our free Stephinitely newsletter But is it?

SpaceX launched the Polaris Dawn mission with two SpaceX engineers, a former Air Force pilot and the billionaire who funded ...

What would it mean if we found life on Mars, even if it's only primitive organisms similar to those that we find at the bottom of the ocean on Earth? Neel V. Patel argued recently in The New York ...

The region is known to contain some of the oldest and most scientifically interesting landscapes on Mars, but it’s also home to clay, which could contain preserved traces of life. Jezero Crater ...

Two space rovers that could potentially help in the search for life on Mars have been has been put through their paces at a ...

Newly released images of Mars reveal a "smiley" salt deposit on the Red Planet's surface. A related study suggests that ...

For the past few decades, the hunt for signs of alien life on Mars has been one of NASA’s biggest endeavors, leading to the creation of the Mars Sample Return, allowing us to study Martian ...

I was in charge of taking biological samples, using the same techniques that an exobiologist would use to look for signs of life on Mars. I had to be meticulous when collecting, storing and ...