Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

Researchers who examined data from Perseverance found that the rocks contained organics that could have been the precursors ...

A rare glimpse into the wintry conditions of the Mars north polar vortex has shown that temperatures inside the vortex are far colder than outside, and that the permanent darkness that winter brings ...

Did NASA find life on Mars? What NASA has found may be the strongest evidence yet that ancient microbial life once existed on ...

This animation depicts water disappearing over time in the Martian river valley Neretva Vallis, where NASA’s Perseverance ...

NASA says it’s now closer than ever to “discovering life on Mars” thanks to a key sample obtained by its Perseverance rover.

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator ...

Last week NASA announced the "clearest sign of life that we've ever found on Mars". Amazing news, or a "crushing blow" for humanity?

Prize: NASA could offer a prize—say $3 billion to the first company and $1 billion to a second company—for delivering ...

Potential signs of microbial life were found in a rock sample collected by the rover in 2024 from an ancient dry riverbed on ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...