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

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

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

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

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

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

One mission would involve a full 300 sols on the Red Planet, with the goal of finding extinct or current life on Mars. But ...

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

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...

Long before Mars turned into the frozen desert you see today, water shaped its surface in dramatic ways. Rivers cut through ...

A new report said the first astronauts on Mars should have focused on searching for signs of life. It outlined mission goals, research plans, and guidance for future human exploration ...