In a quiet corner of an ancient riverbed on Mars, a speckled rock has pushed the search for extraterrestrial life into its most tantalizing phase yet. NASA now says the layered stone, drilled by the ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

Hints of ancient microbes in Martian rocks and a revived theory about our cosmic ancestry are forcing scientists to rethink where the story of life really began. Instead of a warm little pond on early ...

A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...

"The structures that we were able to identify in the images are clearly the mouth of a river into an ocean." The post ...

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly simple chemistry.

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 ...

Scientists propose using ice as a building material for Mars habitats, offering protection from radiation while allowing ...

The purpose of the workshop, titled “Green Mars”, was to develop an “up-to-date perspective on the feasibility of terraforming Mars”.

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

SpaceX's mission remains focused on establishing a city on one of Earth's nearest neighboring planets. Musk's Starship will ...

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 ...