One of the best parts about sending rovers like Perseverance to other planets, is sometimes they send back some absolutely ...

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

N ASA’s report of potential signs of ancient life on Mars has reignited a long-running scientific debate about how common ...

NASA’s “leopard-spotted” Martian rock may be the clearest potential sign of ancient microbial life yet—proof awaits sample ...

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

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and Nicky Fox, head of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, discuss the paper published this morning in "Nature" presenting the best evidence yet of ancient ...

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, ...

Over four years since it landed on Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover might have made serious headway in its mission to find signs of ancient microbial life on the planet. Last July, the autonomous ...

NASA made a big splash today, announcing that its Mars Perseverance rover had spotted “potential biosignatures” last year while examining a rock covered in unusual spots. It was a compelling finding, ...

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 ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.