An analysis led by the University of Chicago of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why the planet was ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien life in the glow of a distant planet. Other scientists were quick to ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, NASA’s rover discoveries may change everything we thought we knew about thehistory of Mars.

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

This review highlights how the unique stressors of space travel, radiation, microgravity, and circadian disruption impact ...

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...

Curiosity finds strange boxwork ridges on Mars that hint at ancient underground water. Scientists are now drilling for ...

Mars has spent 1,208 days—over three years—waiting at Webster Animal Shelter in Madison, Mississippi, for someone to take him ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...