A Harvard scientist's bizarre theory that an ancient Martian civilisation was wiped out by a nuclear attack is gaining fresh ...

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

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the longest molecules ever found on Mars. They date to 3.7 billion years ago, which […] ...

This does not mean that Perseverance has found evidence of ancient life on Mars, however. To determine that, we’d need to return the samples to Earth. Collected in July 2024 by Perseverance ...

A stunning discovery on Mars has revealed the longest organic molecules ever found on the planet—carbon chains that could ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that ...

“Ancient life, if it happened on Mars, it would have released some complex ... there weren’t any amino acids, but they found something entirely unexpected. The team was surprised to detect ...

But Curiosity wasn't the only one with a geological mystery. At the same time, roughly 2,300 miles away on the other side of ...

“Ancient life, if it happened on Mars, it would have released some complex and fragile ... there weren’t any amino acids, but ...