Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...
When it comes to the space sciences, nothing is quite as exciting as the search for alien life, and NASA thinks it has a good idea of where to look.
Humans could have come from Mars, scientists have said. A study by Johns Hopkins University has found that alien microbes ...
Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...
The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet.
A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...
Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.
What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...
NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent six months exploring the site to investigate if they are a clue to the presence of water.
The way this document is written suggests that when NASA scores bidders for the Mars Telecommunications Network, the addition ...
Craters, craters, and yet more craters: this snapshot from ESA's Mars Express is packed full of them, each as fascinating as ...