NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet's icy surface.

Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the red ...

In the pure ice, over 10% of the amino acids survived this simulated exposure, but in the soil-bearing samples nearly all ...

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, ...

NASA has found potential signs of life on Mars, the agency said last Wednesday. Although additional scientific study is needed in order to verify the theory, NASA has said the discovery could be the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They ...

The bold question-askers at What If explore whether Mars could actually support life. Hearing Abruptly Halted Amid Heated ...

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NASA says it’s now closer than ever to “discovering life on Mars” thanks to a key sample obtained by its Perseverance rover. On Wednesday (Sept. 10), the agency detailed its hopes for the sample, ...