For decades, scientists have imagined Martian life as something that might look faintly familiar, perhaps microbes not so ...

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned its samples from the asteroid Bennu in late 2023, it revealed a surprising find: ...

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...

NASA's Perseverance robot, depicted here landing on the Martian dunes, used its cutting-edge cameras to image what could be the first evidence of life ever detected on Mars, opening the possibility ...

The rover’s science instruments found that the formation’s sedimentary rocks are composed of clay and silt, which, on Earth, are excellent preservers of past microbial life. The findings were made ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The discovery of life on Mars is a tad closer than ever before. This month, NASA announced the discovery of signs of life on the red planet in deposits of clay and silt in a canyon.

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DNA from Icelandic lava flows reveals how microbes move into a brand-new habitat, offering insights into early life on Earth ...

The first global atlas of Martian watersheds reveals 16 huge ancient river systems that once shaped Mars and may hold clues to past life.