From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

Until now, scientists believed that Mars’ skylights – pits in the surface of mars – were formed by volcanic activity. But ...

Fresh orbital images and new geological analysis have revealed eight mysterious caves on Mars that appear unusually well suited to protect traces of life. Together, these caverns, portals and ...

NASA has discovered strong evidence for ancient life on Mars, a potentially groundbreaking finding for humanity. In this ...

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

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

The recent announcement that scientists have spotted what they believe to be evidence suggesting ancient life on Mars seemed like the latest in an endless cycle of tantalizing hints followed by pleas ...

SCIENTISTS are set to make a major decision about the search for alien life on Mars as NASA prepares for a critical mission to the Red Planet. NASA will hear from astronomers, researchers and space ...

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 ...

Mars. From forming black holes to phantom dark energy, discover the cosmic mysteries astronomers uncovered last year.