A new study suggests that Mars once had a habitable environment and shows signs of ancient microbial activity. This research, ...

Mars’ Jezero Crater holds signs of ancient water and strange mineral reactions, some linked with organic compounds. With ...

Minerals in the rock might have been produced by microbes in chemical reactions, but researchers say they’ll need to examine the sample more closely to know for sure ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a Martian rock sample that may indicate ancient microbial life. The Jezero Crater ...

An exciting discovery on Mars is being overshadowed by turmoil at NASA, with budget cuts threatening to destroy a scientific ...

Learn about the discovery of potential biosignatures within sedimentary rocks on Mars, which may represent signs of ancient ...

Prize: NASA could offer a prize—say $3 billion to the first company and $1 billion to a second company—for delivering ...

Has NASA's Perseverance rover at long last found evidence that life did indeed once exist on Mars? Here's what we know.

The Rosalind Franklin mission's chance of finding evidence of past life on Mars has been boosted by two studies that show ...

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator ...

Why is the Martian sky usually red, but sometimes turns blue? In this video, we’ll explore the science behind Mars’s mysterious colors from the thin atmosphere and iron-rich dust that paint the planet ...

This animation depicts water disappearing over time in the Martian river valley Neretva Vallis, where NASA’s Perseverance ...