The astronauts at Sombra del Monte Elementary School have a plan to make it to Mars. The fifth graders built an inflatable habitat out of plastic that will sustain them when they get there. A ...

NASA’s latest announcement about possible life on Mars sounds historic — but the fine print tells a very different story.

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

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has dropped a big claim regarding the discovery of ancient life on Mars. In a recent interview with Benny Johnson, Isaacman has pointed to the universe’s ...

Unusual chemical compounds found on rocks on Mars could be a sign that life once existed on the red planet, though researchers have cautioned the evidence is far from conclusive.

We've spent decades scratching the surface of Mars trying to uncover life there. But we've been searching a barren wasteland ...

Scientists studying Mars rocks have found a metal-rich mineral. This raised news question about whether the red planet once had conditions suitable for ancient life.

Scientists say caves on Mars and icy moons may host microbial life and serve as future habitats for astronauts to be sent to ...

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

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 ...

Organic compounds found in Mars rocks are too abundant to rule out the possibility of Martian life in the red planet’s history, NASA scientists say. In March of 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered ...