A NASA study shows bacteria fragments can survive 50 million years in Martian ice. Pure ice, not rock, could hold clues to ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a ...

Scientists simulated the conditions of Mars in a lab to observe how blocks of carbon dioxide "dug" their way through the ...

Experiments show that biomolecules trapped in pure ice could withstand the harsh radiation of Mars for tens of millions of ...

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising ...

Researchers who examined data from Perseverance found that the rocks contained organics that could have been the precursors ...

A US team has found that organic material can be detected in ice beneath the Martian surface even after a very long time.

"This is the moment where the metal detector has gone off and you've dug up something shiny. You still need to find out ...

New research shows that dry ice blocks, not water or life, may be responsible for the mysterious gullies carved into Mars’ ...

Blocks of frozen carbon dioxide sliding down Martian dunes may have carved the planet’s strange gullies, mimicking the work of living creatures.

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator ...

The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on ...