You’ve probably followed the Mars rover missions on and off for years, watching those red-dust landscapes scroll across your TV screen and wondering: Could something have lived there once? Now, after ...

Spiderweb-shaped rock patterns on Mars may rewrite the timeline of when water disappeared from the Red Planet.

Mars might have its own defense mechanism against life from Earth, in a kind of reverse of "The War of the Worlds" scenario ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent about six months studying unusual geological formations called boxwork — a network of low ridges about 3–6 feet tall that crisscross the Martian surface for miles, ...

"In lunar and Martian outposts, organic wastes will be key to generating healthy, productive soils," said study leader ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Learn how water bears (tardigrades) reacted to simulated Martian regolith, what the results reveal about toxic compounds in ...

Researchers have identified powerful Martian electrical discharges, similar to lightning, and strong enough to be observed from orbit.

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has been exploring a curious geological formation made up of ridges that look like spiderwebs from space.

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...

New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid ...

America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in. In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a peculiar rocky outcrop on Mars covered in strange spots. On Earth, these ...