New discoveries by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may not only explain why the Red Planet is a dry, lifeless desert, but that it ...

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Mars has lost immense amounts of water over it lifetime, and scientists aren't sure exactly how. New research hints that the ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has learned to pull off daring 120-degree rolls that give its SHARAD radar ...

Researchers show algae can grow in Mars-like atmospheric pressure conditions. If humans are ever to establish permanent ...

ASTRONAUTS visiting Mars could unearth a museum of alien fossils that may have belonged to an intelligent civilisation.

Researchers have successfully grown green algae inside of green algae-derived bioplastic shelters under Mars-like conditions. The experiments are a first step toward designing sustainable habitats for ...

If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial ...

Synthetic lichens could transform Martian dust into self-growing habitats for future Mars bases and 3D printed buildings.

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

Astronomers may have found the perfect Mars base location, and it's right next to a huge deposit of frozen water.