Scientists Have Made a Chilling Discovery That Could Soon Reveal Whether Life Exists on Mars
Scientists have discovered that exposed ice on Mars could create conditions suitable for photosynthesis, allowing microbial life to potentially thrive.
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Terraforming Mars with Metal Nanorods Could Be 5,000 Times Faster Than Greenhouse Gas Proposals
New research into terraforming Mars says using metal nanorods to trap the sun's heat could be 5,000 times faster than greenhouse gas concepts.
NASA Thinks We’re Closer Than Ever to Discovering Evidence of Life on Mars. Here Are Three Reasons Why.
NASA scientists are becoming more confident about the prospects for finding evidence for the existence of ancient life on Mars.
Giant Volcano on Mars, Hiding in Plain Sight for Decades, is ‘Long-Sought Smoking Gun’ for Scientists
Scientists have discovered a gigantic volcano on Mars near the planet’s equator that remained unnoticed for decades, according to newly published research.
Discovery Points to Promising Conditions For Ancient Life on Mars
Scientists may have explained the origin of organic materials on Mars that could shed light on whether life once existed on the planet.
Odd Formations on Mars Are Not Ordinary Strata After All, But Likely Clues to Ancient Habitat
Unique formations on Mars previously dismissed as ordinary rock strata may actually be signs of an ancient habitat on the red planet.
“Holy Grail of Astrobiology”: Breakthrough Discovery Could Finally Solve Mystery of Life on Other Planets
An exciting new tool that researchers are describing as the "holy grail of astrobiology" may finally answer once and for all if there is life on other planets.
Did We Find and Then Accidentally Kill Alien Life on Mars? Rethinking the Viking Missions
Debate continues over whether we may have missed signs of life on Mars - and inadvertently killed it - during the historic Viking missions.
Strange Patterns Discovered on the Red Planet Offer Tantalizing New Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars
The discovery of hexagonal patterns in ancient Martian mud suggests it once had seasons, increasing the chances of life on Mars in its distant past.
Life on Mars? Discovery at Jezero Crater Reveals Promising Evidence for Organic Molecules
NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected evidence that may point to the presence of organic molecules on Mars, a discovery that helps strengthen the possibility that life could have once existed there.
A Surprise Discovery on Mars Offers Clues in the Search for Life
This week we look at what recent findings suggest about the possible existence of life on ancient Mars, and why the question of biology shouldn’t be ruled out.
Mars Curiosity Rover Finds “Tantalizing” Signs of Life
NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover has found signs of a type of carbon that is associated with biological processes...
Huge Water Deposit Found in Mars “Grand Canyon”
A massive water deposit almost twice the size of Vermont has been discovered just beneath the surface of...
Colonists in Off-World Simulations Show Independence
Colonists living in a pair of off-world simulations designed to mimic life on Mars and other potentially habitable...
New ‘Astroagriculture’ Research May Have Just Solved How We Grow Food on Mars
New research shows that nitrogen-fixing bacteria can help plants grow better in Mars-like soils, putting us on the path to astroagriculture.
These Two Future Mars Missions Could Prove Life Thrives on the Red Planet
Dr. Ryuki Hyodo explains the MSR and MMX missions, and how their search for past and present signs of life on Mars have the potential to alter the course of human history.
Curiosity Rover Finds That Signs of Martian Life May Have Been Erased
Researchers studied Martian materials collected by Curiosity, leading them to believe that proof of Martian life may have been wiped from existence.
Humanity’s Enduring Fascination With Mars
Our fascination with Mars has endured for centuries, and recent days have shown that we are closer than ever to unlocking the many mysteries of the Red Planet.
Did We Find Life on Mars in 1976?
NASA Wasn't Convinced Back Then, But All Subsequent Missions Prove Mars Was Habitable Once
NASA Wasn't Convinced Back Then, But All Subsequent Missions Prove Mars Was Habitable Once
Since 1976, scientists have continuously found hints that Mars is habitable and even harboring forms of life deep under the planet's surface.