NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

Mars-like shock and chemical stress reveal ribonucleoprotein condensates as a key survival mechanism in yeast. Life on Mars, ...

Scientists propose using ice as a building material for Mars habitats, offering protection from radiation while allowing ...

Life on Mars sounds like something from a "Doctor Who" episode. But a study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology challenges the science fiction notion of that idea. The research ...

The purpose of the workshop, titled “Green Mars”, was to develop an “up-to-date perspective on the feasibility of terraforming Mars”.

A quick start to life on Earth could mean that life could also emerge quickly on other worlds—either Earth-like planets circling other stars, or perhaps even other planets or moons in our own solar ...

“Mars lived, rock shows Meteorite holds evidence of life on another world,” said the New York Times. “Fossil from the red planet may prove that we are not alone,” declared The Independent of London.