Turns out evidence of alien life might well have been discovered much closer to home.

NASA's Curiosity rover, which launched in 2011 from Florida, found signs of organic material that on Earth is most often ...

A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has detected long-chain organic molecules, alkanes, in an ancient Martian lake bed. Scientists argue these findings are difficult to explain through non-biological processes ...

Last year, NASA’s Curiosity rover made a fascinating discovery after boring into a suspected ancient lake bed on Mars: ...

Mars has long tempted scientists with hints of chemistry that might once have supported life. Now a NASA-led study argues ...

Organic compounds discovered on the Red Planet cannot be fully explained by non-biological sources, say astrobiologists.

A year ago, NASA announced that its Mars rover Curiosity had discovered long-chain organic compounds. Their quantity suggests ...

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest ...

A Martian rock that landed on Earth could hold clues about water on the Red Planet - and the possibility of extraterrestrial ...

A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected. The rock, which fell to Earth from Mars, could reveal clues about the Red ...

Scientists believe these rocks were formed by ancient rainfall and humidity, similar to processes on Earth. The discovery adds to the evidence that Mars may have once been a habitable planet capable ...