NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

A recent press briefing led by NASA’s interim administrator Sean Duffyhighlighted the excitement around a new rock formation ...

UPDATE for 11 am ET: NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered sediment formations that could be signs of possible biosignatures on Mars, but they could also have a non-biological source. Read our ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

One of the best parts about sending rovers like Perseverance to other planets, is sometimes they send back some absolutely ...

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...

Billions of years ago, Mars’ Jezero Crater held a lake fed by rivers that could have carried minerals and maybe even organic matter. On Earth, places like that are teeming with microbial life. NOVA is ...

Space fans are over the moon about a major discovery on Mars - however, they don't know what it is quite yet. There's a lot of speculation after NASA tweeted they'll be telling us on Monday that a ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

A new analysis of chemical signatures measured by NASA's Curiosity Rover gives a peek at Mars's past to a time some 3.7 ...