NASA’s Perseverance rover found possible signs of ancient life in rocks on Mars, keeping scientists up at night. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024. To the left of the ...

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered never-before-seen organic compounds that may indicate there was once life on the red planet. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024, the 1,218th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. To the left of the rover near the center of the image is the arrowhead-shaped rock ...

Curiosity has detected a surprising variety of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds tied to the chemistry of life.

On Mars, it’s the little things that hint at past life. In 2025, tiny details in rocks across the Martian surface have revealed some of the most exciting clues yet that there may once have been ...

The rover’s science instruments found that the formation’s sedimentary rocks are composed of clay and silt, which, on Earth, are excellent preservers of past microbial life. The findings were made ...

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Fifty years ago, NASA’s Viking missions to Mars made groundbreaking attempts to detect life on the Red Planet. While the missions initially returned negative results, a new study published in the ...

The most enthralling rock yet found on Mars—a speckled hunk of mudstone that just may contain evidence of ancient alien life—is still worth getting excited about. The rock in question is packed with ...