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For decades, scientists have theorized about how Mars reached its current state. Many believe that the Red Planet's surface ...
Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.
Mars, often imagined as a lifeless desert battered by radiation and cold, holds within its crust the haunting memory of a ...
Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?
Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...
Researchers show algae can grow in Mars-like atmospheric pressure conditions. If humans are ever to establish permanent ...
NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission may get a reprieve from an unexpected source. Lockheed Martin has proposed a ...
A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...
The most massive chunk of Mars ever found on Earth could sell for up to US$4 million in a Sotheby's auction later this month.
Researchers are developing bioplastic bubbles from algae that could grow, repair, and protect habitats on Mars without ...
The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...