When it comes to the space sciences, nothing is quite as exciting as the search for alien life, and NASA thinks it has a good ...

Humans could have come from Mars, scientists have said. A study by Johns Hopkins University has found that alien microbes ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Martians might really exist… In the future. But instead of the aliens of sci-fi movies, martians would be humans born and raised on Mars. Why would your skin be orange? Would you be a different ...

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic ...

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, ...

Recently, NASA announced that the Mars Perseverance rover has found indications that life may have at one time existed on the Red Planet. The announcement did not mark the first time the space agency ...

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

Scientist analyzed molecules found on an ancient rock on the Red Planet Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty A new study may bring scientists one step closer to answering the question of whether ...