Scientists studying Mars rocks have found a metal-rich mineral. This raised news question about whether the red planet once ...

Perseverance sampling a rock called Cheyava Falls in Neretva Vallis. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) The discovery of abundant nickel ...

On a battered rock in an ancient Martian riverbed, a pattern of dark, rounded patches has jolted planetary science. These “leopard spots” do not just look strange, they line up uncannily with what ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yellow crystals that were revealed after NASA’s Curiosity happened to drive over a rock and crack it open A rock on Mars spilled a ...

Mars may be hostile, but it might not be entirely unlivable. In lab experiments, yeast cells survived simulated Martian shock ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find. Nearly a year ago, the car-sized robot – one of two NASA rovers roaming the red ...

A new study of carbon-based molecules in a Martian rock offers new hints about the possibility that the red planet once hosted life. The researchers considered a range of possible processes that could ...

The northern ice ap of Mars seen from space - NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Humanity has dreamed about discovering life on alien planets for as long as we have dreamed about visiting other worlds. Since Mars ...

What was the planet Mars like in the past? Was it a dry desolate world like the one we see today, or was it a watery oasis filled with oceans, lakes, and rushing rivers? Was it Earthlike? Dean Regas ...