The Perseverance rover is continuing its mission to find clues about the geological past of Mars. The rover’s main goals are ...

Life on Mars would face extreme stresses, including violent shock waves and chemically harsh soils. Researchers tested how a model organism responds to these Mars-like conditions and found that it can ...

TV viewers could be going back in time once again with the potential resurrection of BBC drama Life on Mars. It’s been 20 years since the Emmy-winning time-travel drama starring John Simm and Phillip ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

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The search for life on Mars may continue, but the search for life going to Mars just took a big turn. Way back in 2007, scientists took samples from the cleanroom where the Phoenix Mars rover was ...

Mars once had sprawling river systems that rivaled major watersheds on Earth, and scientists have now identified the biggest ones for the first time. Researchers mapped 16 massive drainage basins ...

LIGHTHAVEN, ONE kilometre down Telegraph Avenue from the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, is a rambling conference facility which dedicates itself to “hosting events and programmes ...

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A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less than a meter beneath the surface, close enough to be harvested for water, ...

Scientists studying recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland have discovered that microbes begin colonizing new lava flows far faster—and more predictably—than previously thought. “The lava coming out of ...