New research has shown that Mars may have been covered in a worldwide ocean when Earth was still covered in…
We recently examined how and why the planet Venus could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? Despite its harsh…
New research shows that glaciers on Mars moved very slowly, which could have allowed ancient life there to survive.
The search for life—even ancient life—on Mars is trickier than we thought. In a recent study published in the journal…
On February 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) Rover successfully landed in the dried-up lakebed known as Jezero Crater on Mars,…
NASA and HeroX have launched the Mars Spectrometry Challenge, which will reward a total of $30,000 for new ideas on…
Carbon is critical to life, as far as we know. So anytime we detect a strong carbon signature somewhere like…
The Alan Hills meteorite is a part of history to Mars aficionados. It came from Mars and meteorite hunters discovered…
There's nothing easy about searching for evidence of life on Mars. Not only do we somehow have to land a…
It's another first for NASA. In early September, the Perseverance rover successfully used its robotic arm and drill to drill…