Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any ...

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy ...

New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once ...

Life does not exist on Mars, but a new study suggests that if there were aliens on the Red Planet in its past, they may have lived "far below" the surface.

Astrobiologist Barry DiGregorio fears astronauts on Mars could die "live on air" after being exposed to deadly alien ...

Donald Trump plans to scrap Nasa's Mars Sample Return mission – stranding test tubes on the Red Planet and ceding potentially ...

“Mars could have had far more rivers than previously believed, which certainly paints a more optimistic view of ancient life on Mars,” Penn State geosciences professor Benjamin Cardenas, the ...

This region of the desert is known for its red, dusty environment and is full of hematite, which is also prevalent on Mars. That makes it a great place to test equipment used to search for Mars life.

We might be looking for life on Mars in the wrong place, scientists suggest. Extraterrestrial life is more likely to be lurking in Mars' ice than on its rocky surface, according to a new paper in ...

Life on Mars would have gone extinct more than 1.3 billion years ago, study finds An analysis of a 1.3 billion-year-old Martian meteorite suggests that the planet had dried out by then ...

Best places on Mars Before they search seriously for that kind of life, scientists have to figure out the best places to look. That's what the MSL mission is all about.

NASA’s next mission to Mars will be its most advanced yet. But if scientists discover there was once life – or there is life – on the Red Planet, will the public be able to handle such an ...