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 ...

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.

These warm, wet conditions suitable for life possibly spanned tens of millions of years on Mars, presenting ample time for shorelines to shift while fostering the development of organisms.

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for signs of life and evidence of Mars’ watery history. Now ...

“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 ...