Multiple plans exist to explore Mars in the coming decades using robotic and crewed missions. The ultimate goal of these ...

Fifty years ago, scientists recovered samples of potential extraterrestrial life, but may have unintentionally destroyed it ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying ...

The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

The Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars has ice deposits over 2 miles deep, potentially providing vital water resources for ...

A proposed Mars helicopter mission would search for signs of life, water and future human footholds in a vast volcanic canyon ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

Mars may look like a dry and dusty world, but just beneath its surface lies one of the most surprising discoveries in ...

Scientists believe the MFF’s ice, protected by layers of dust or ash, could reveal clues about Mars' ancient, water-rich past ...

WELCOME to Mars – where the air is too thin to breathe and the surface temperature is too cold for unsheltered life. Yet the ...

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

Is there life on Mars? When curiosity breaks through a rock, it reveals this within. Sulfur crystals were discovered on the ...