The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, NASA’s rover discoveries may change everything we thought we knew about thehistory of Mars.

A discovery made by a NASA rover has offered a clue for this mystery, new research said Wednesday, suggesting that while ...

Researchers have successfully grown green algae in a specialized bioplastic “shelter” designed to mimic Mars. The Harvard ...

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

What can the climate history of Mars teach scientists about whether the Red Planet once had the ingredients for life as we ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...