"The detection of life on Mars is a persistent top priority for explorers of many disciplines, and it is the top science ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

Search for life is number one priority for crewed Mars missions, major new report reveals - 240-page report outlines11 ...

A Mars rover has discovered strange, bleached rocks that suggest Mars may have once been wet and warm. Researchers at Purdue ...

A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory found underground water that turned sand dunes into solid rock, ...

Skylights, openings in the surface of Mars that descend down into caves, have been found on Mars, along with signatures for the presence of water ice.

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...

Searching for evidence of life on Mars should be the main scientific objective for the first human missions to the Red Planet, according to a major new report. The report from the National Academies ...

The three astronauts on the mission to be the first humans on Mars don’t even get to the surface before the trouble starts. They enter the Martian atmosphere wrong, half crash-land in a spot not quite ...

New research reveals that ancient Mars once hosted vast river drainage systems comparable in scale to some of Earth’s major ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...