Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet.

NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien ...

There is evidence of the existence of water on the planet, which suggests there could have once been life on Mars - as living things need water to survive. Utah in the United States of America ...

‘This discovery helps us understand the mechanisms that drove the two planets down very different paths.’ Does this mean there was once life on Mars? Tutolo’s not sure. ‘Even though these ...

Large carbon deposits have been found on Mars ... Red Planet's surface. The find brings researchers closer to answering the question about whether Mars was ever capable of supporting life.

The research uncovers the potential reasons behind the temperature of the planet Mars and how it has supported the liquid water on the planet. Explore the findings and the discoveries made by NASA ...

as part of the Mars 2020 mission’s search for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. The rover is collecting core samples of Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and soil ...

It's likely a deciding factor in whether Mars can support life. Even as different planets may harbor certain conditions required to foster life as we know it, missing pieces could prevent it from ...

muscorum, could potentially survive on Mars despite ... the planet's surface. These results challenge the assumption that ionizing radiation is an insurmountable barrier to life on Mars and ...

While most people searching for signs of alien life these days ... Their goal is to study the planet's volcanic and hydrological history, looking for indicators that Mars might have once been ...