For decades, scientists have imagined Martian life as something that might look faintly familiar, perhaps microbes not so different from those that once thrived in Earth’s ancient seas. A new wave of ...

Scientists studying South Korea’s only confirmed impact crater have discovered microbial structures beneath the ...

Scientists edge closer to answering Mars’ biggest question: Did life ever exist on the red planet? Here's the latest from two new finds.

The key to solving the mystery of the Viking results is the discovery of perchlorate on the Martian surface in 2008. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has uncovered new evidence of chemical activity on Mars that could suggest the planet was once habitable. Samples of mudstones from the Jezero crater – an ancient basin long ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists said Tuesday. The organic ...

Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds on Mars as scientists strive to learn whether the Red Planet ever harbored ...

The Curiosity rover captured this selfie at the clay-rich site where the new study was conducted. —NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS “TMAH is very, very alkaline, and it's able to break apart what we call macro ...

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie at a site on Mars where it drilled a sample to search for organic molecules in October 2020. Credit: NASA / JPL - Caltech / MSSS Scientists know those ...