Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

Scientists studying Mars may have uncovered a brand-new mineral hidden in the planet’s ancient sulfate deposits. By combining laboratory experiments with orbital data, researchers identified an ...

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

An international team of researchers has discovered an unusual iron sulfate on Mars, which may turn out to be a previously unknown mineral. The compound was found in ancient sulfate deposits near the ...

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

NASA's Curiosity rover, which launched in 2011 from Florida, found signs of organic material that on Earth is most often produced by life.

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy in a statement. “The identification of a potential biosignature ...

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 idea of where to look.

Mars, once a much wetter and more dynamic planet, is now a dry and inhospitable desert. The mystery of how the red planet lost its water has fascinated scientists for decades. A groundbreaking study ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent six months exploring the site to investigate if they are a clue to the presence of water.