Last year, NASA’s Curiosity rover made a fascinating discovery after boring into a suspected ancient lake bed on Mars: ...

The curious minds at What If imagine finally discovering alien life on Mars, exploring the scientific, cultural, and ...

A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.

Energy is fundamentally important—researchers have linked a lack of reliable energy to poor physical health, poor mental ...

A year ago, NASA announced that its Mars rover Curiosity had discovered long-chain organic compounds. Their quantity suggests ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can ...

A scientist argued that a Viking lander experiment in 1976 detected microbial life on Mars and urged NASA to repeat the tests ...

New research from ETH Zurich challenges the long-held “follow the water” rule in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Organic compounds found in Mars rocks are too abundant to rule out the possibility of Martian life in the red planet’s history, NASA scientists say. In March of 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully completed its first Mars drives planned entirely by artificial intelligence, ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien ...