SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on a Wednesday episode of Senator Ted Cruz 's podcast that while humans may not find living ...

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

New findings indicate that Mars' past conditions may have supported microbial life. Research draws parallels with extremophiles—microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments on Earth.

The search for extraterrestrial life continues, with Mars remaining a primary focus due to its geological features and past evidence of water. While no living organisms have been found, compounds and ...

Is there life on Mars? Fast forward to today, a new paper tackles and reconsiders the results of the Viking Biology experiments. The most significant change since those 1970's experiments were ...

So, apart from Mars, the search for other forms of life is focused on satellites, especially those orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Europa and Enceladus – moons of Jupiter and Saturn, respectively ...

The new explanation for the reddish color – the rusty-colored dust known as ferrihydrite – also will help our understanding of the history of water and the possibility of life on Mars.

“It’s possible that Mars could have had ancient life on it,” said Hausrath, an aqueous geochemist who studies how water and minerals interact. “We’ve lost a lot of information about the ...

So, apart from Mars, the search for other forms of life is focused on satellites, especially those orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Europa and Enceladus – moons of Jupiter and Saturn, respectively ...