The planet Mars is the most thoroughly surveyed celestial body aside from Earth itself. Generations of space probes and rovers like Curiosity have collected images and material samples of the red ...

The northern ice ap of Mars seen from space - NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Humanity has dreamed about discovering life on alien planets for as long as we have dreamed about visiting other worlds. Since Mars ...

The recent announcement that scientists have spotted what they believe to be evidence suggesting ancient life on Mars seemed like the latest in an endless cycle of tantalizing hints followed by pleas ...

NASA has discovered strong evidence for ancient life on Mars, a potentially groundbreaking finding for humanity. In this ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system. Better known as Deinococcus radiodurans, this microbe is arguably the ...