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.
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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.