Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

A new study has provided compelling evidence that life from Mars could have arrived on Earth by hitching a ride on debris ...

A remarkably hardy bacterium can survive pressures similar to those generated when asteroid impacts blast debris off Mars, a ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

NASA Research shows Alien Life could exist on Mars TODAY!

Mars might have its own defense mechanism against life from Earth, in a kind of reverse of "The War of the Worlds" scenario ...

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

This low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical ...

A look at how local resource use, material innovation, and autonomous construction are enabling practical habitat development ...

When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced a pivot from Mars to the moon, one detail of his plan caused eyebrows to raise. Musk ...