We have wondered for centuries whether our neighbouring planet is home to life, just like our own. In the 19th century, the idea of men on Mars took off after astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli ...

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

So, apart from Mars, the search for other forms of life is focused on satellites, especially those orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Europa and Enceladus – moons of Jupiter and Saturn, respectively ...

“It’s possible that Mars could have had ancient life on it,” said Hausrath, an aqueous geochemist who studies how water and minerals interact. “We’ve lost a lot of information about the ...

Although the Genesis device from “Star Trek III ... begin converting carbon dioxide to oxygen. Eventually, as Mars became ...

The new explanation for the reddish color – the rusty-colored dust known as ferrihydrite – also will help our understanding of the history of water and the possibility of life on Mars.

Eventually, as Mars became more life-friendly to Earthlike organisms ... probably much more than possible in the near term. Although the Genesis device from Star Trek III could terraform a ...

These warm, wet conditions suitable for life possibly spanned tens of millions of years on Mars, presenting ample time for shorelines to shift while fostering the development of organisms.

So, apart from Mars, the search for other forms of life is focused on satellites, especially those orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Europa and Enceladus – moons of Jupiter and Saturn, respectively ...

Now stationed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Dr Allwood is one of seven scientists tasked with finding evidence of life on Mars via the next Mars Rover, due to be ...

New findings indicate that Mars' past conditions may have supported microbial life. Research draws parallels with extremophiles—microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments on Earth.