If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet's icy surface.

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

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, ...

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising ...

An astrobiologist at the University of Florida discusses researching life on Mars with UF Innovate in this week's Tech Tuesday.

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 ...

We could be one step closer to proving alien existence. In 1996, a group of NASA scientists made a stunning announcement: The discovery of what appeared to be bacterial fossils on Mars. President Bill ...

Researchers who examined data from Perseverance found that the rocks contained organics that could have been the precursors ...

John Simm's hugely-acclaimed '00s BBC science-fiction crime drama Life on Mars has found itself another streaming home in the UK, so if you've never experienced the time-travelling story of Sam Tyler ...

NASA announced it found promising potential biosignatures on Mars. Potential biosignatures are things like chemicals and structures that could be a result of life on the planet, but more research was ...

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