Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...
After more than five years of roaming the desolate and dusty landscapes of the Martian surface, NASA’s Perseverance rover has come across some of the most intriguing evidence yet of ancient microbial ...
In 1877, an Italian astronomer mapped faint lines on Mars and called them canali, meaning channels or grooves. But the word ...
NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered one of the most intriguing clues yet in humanity's search for life beyond Earth.
An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the ...
The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.
A Stanford scientist's model suggests many small rocky planets can't sustain atmospheres, potentially explaining the scarcity ...
Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...
A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...
A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.
Deep beneath the Atlantic, an alien-like lost city of towering chimneys offers clues to life on Earth and other worlds.