The strongest hints yet that Mars once hosted living microbes are no longer theoretical models or ambiguous chemistry. They ...

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, ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024. To the left of the rover near the center of the image is the arrowhead-shaped rock nicknamed "Cheyava Falls." Preliminary inspection ...

The three astronauts on the mission to be the first humans on Mars don’t even get to the surface before the trouble starts. They enter the Martian atmosphere wrong, half crash-land in a spot not quite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Viking landers were the first spacecraft to successfully touch down on the surface of Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP Finding ...

Recent discoveries have unveiled the existence of hidden caves on Mars, raising intriguing questions about the potential for alien life forms. These findings, announced on November 13, 2025, are ...

Research led by NASA suggests a habitable past on Mars based on the discovery of minerals in Martian rocks associated with life on Earth. A core component of NASA’s Mars mission, the Perseverance ...

NASA's Perseverance robot, depicted here landing on the Martian dunes, used its cutting-edge cameras to image what could be the first evidence of life ever detected on Mars, opening the possibility ...

The most enthralling rock yet found on Mars—a speckled hunk of mudstone that just may contain evidence of ancient alien life—is still worth getting excited about. The rock in question is packed with ...

LIGHTHAVEN, ONE kilometre down Telegraph Avenue from the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, is a rambling conference facility which dedicates itself to “hosting events and programmes ...