For decades, the search for life on Mars has been a story of hints and maybes, of chemical curiosities that stopped just ...

New laboratory studies could shed light on a rock containing potential signs of alien life that’s stranded on Mars ...

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...

New research reveals that ancient Mars once hosted vast river drainage systems comparable in scale to some of Earth’s major ...

Even worse, the orbit of Mars is elliptical (think of a slight oval rather than a perfect circle), which means that sometimes ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...

The report’s authors outline 11 science priorities for future crewed missions to Mars, ranging from searching for resources ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

Eight "skylights" may be entrances to underground spaces where evidence of ancient microbial organisms could be found.

The three astronauts on the mission to be the first humans on Mars don’t even get to the surface before the trouble starts. They enter the Martian atmosphere wrong, half crash-land in a spot not quite ...

A consortium of American scientists and engineers filed a report that stridently makes the case for putting boots down on ...