"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds on Mars as scientists strive to learn whether the Red Planet ever harboured life. Five of the seven diverse organic compounds, which were ...

Scientists believe they found fresh proof of an ancient ocean on Mars in the form of a “bathtub ring” it left after it dried ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered ...

An experiment hinted at the presence of another organic compound that bears a structure similar to precursors to DNA. Read ...

NASA scientists have found thatsome fungi may possess the extraordinary resilience needed to survive the grueling journey to ...

Scientists identify a “bathtub ring” feature on Mars that may indicate an ancient ocean, based on landform analysis and ...

Mars has long puzzled scientists. Dry riverbeds, mineral traces, and layered rocks hint at a wetter past. For decades, ...

A team of planetary scientists thinks they know how to start warming Mars: scatter billions of tiny engineered particles into its thin atmosphere and let the planet’s own winds do the rest. Their peer ...

Scientists have long known that fungi are resilient, but a new study suggests that some strains might survive every step of ...

Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, NASA's Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds ...