Tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.

A 6.5-foot Mars sand ridge called Hazyview reveals how strong, steady winds once shaped the planet’s surface and soil ...

The Tesla and SpaceX chief has told his followers that they will live in a world where robots will take care of every need ...

NASA’s recent study suggests that Martian ice could preserve life forms, or their traces, for over 50 million years, making it a prime target for future exploration missions.

Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic ...

AI is coming for NASA jobs after a successful test run where a model successfully plotted a route for a rover across the ...

Mars gets its red color from oxidized iron dust, and the oldest myth mistake remains the same: Mars is Roman, while Ares is ...

A Martian volcano once thought to be the result of a single eruption turns out to have a much more complex past. Orbital imaging and mineral data show it developed through multiple eruptive phases, ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

The Curiosity rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm at night to illuminate a hole it had drilled into a rock, Nevado Sajama, in November 2025. Scientists wanted to know if they could see ...

The current image of Mars as an arid and hostile desert contrasts sharply with the history revealed by its surface. Channels, minerals altered by water, and other geological traces indicate that the ...