The model Kite’s team built was unique in that it captured evolution of the Martian landscape and climate over an extremely ...

New discoveries by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may not only explain why the Red Planet is a dry, lifeless desert, but that it ...

Landing on Mars once felt like a distant dream. Now, space agencies have sent rovers and landers to explore the Red Planet for decades.

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Researchers are developing bioplastic bubbles from algae that could grow, repair, and protect habitats on Mars without ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...

Scientists developed living materials that turn Martian dust into structures using synthetic lichens. This innovation enables ...

Synthetic lichens could transform Martian dust into self-growing habitats for future Mars bases and 3D printed buildings.

Innovative microbial technology allows for autonomous 3D printing on Mars, using Martian materials to create sustainable ...

This review highlights how the unique stressors of space travel, radiation, microgravity, and circadian disruption impact ...

Imagine a world where Earth’s tiniest inhabitants could hold the key to life on another planet. As we celebrate the ...

Every mission to Mars is designed to search for signs of life—but what if we’re bringing life there instead? Despite strict sterilization protocols, Earth’s bacteria might be hitching a ride ...