In its ancient past, Mars likely contained many of the necessarily ingredients for microbial life to flourish on its surface.

A discovery made by a NASA rover has offered a clue for this mystery, new research said Wednesday, suggesting that while rivers once sporadically flowed on Mars, it was doomed to mostly be a ...

By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's ...

It was a science fiction fantasy come true: Ten years ago this summer, NASA announced the discovery of life on Mars. At a Washington, D.C., news conference, scientists showed magnified pictures of a ...

New Mars Discovery: NASA Witnesses Stunning Auroras For The First Time by Victor Awogbemila — Thursday, May 15, 2025, 04:57 PM EDT Comments ...

New research shows cosmic rays can break water underground, releasing energy that may sustain life deep beneath ice, rock, or alien crusts.

A recent study from NYU Abu Dhabi suggests that cosmic rays could provide the necessary energy for life to exist beneath the ...

"The experiments performed by NASA's Viking landers may have accidentally killed Martian life by applying too much water," ...

President Trump’s proposed NASA budget redirects focus from moon missions to Mars exploration. Central Florida scientists, including UCF’s Dr. Ramses Ramirez, is developing technology to help ...

Astrobiologist Barry DiGregorio fears astronauts on Mars could die "live on air" after being exposed to deadly alien ...

What processes other than water and energy could be responsible for creating life on other worlds? This is what a recent ...

It’s easy to get excited about the prospect of finding life on Mars—so easy that scientists have been getting worked up again and again and again and again over the past century and more. But ...