NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

For decades, scientists have imagined Martian life as something that might look faintly familiar, perhaps microbes not so ...

In a quiet corner of an ancient riverbed on Mars, a speckled rock has pushed the search for extraterrestrial life into its ...

This discovery adds a new dimension to the geoscience of Mars and opens up new possibilities for the search for life outside ...

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 ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

Space fans are over the moon about a major discovery on Mars - however, they don't know what it is quite yet. There's a lot of speculation after NASA tweeted they'll be telling us on Monday that a ...

Scientists have identified eight mysterious water-shaped caves on Mars, unlike volcanic tunnels, raising fresh hopes these ...

Billions of years ago, Mars’ Jezero Crater held a lake fed by rivers that could have carried minerals and maybe even organic matter. On Earth, places like that are teeming with microbial life. NOVA is ...

The Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater for years, but it's never found an otherworldly object quite like ...

Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance discovery is direct evidence of a form of ...