3 days ago · When imagining Mars, you might think of a bright red planet with extremely cold temperatures. But what if millions of years ago, Mars was just like the Earth, a combination of …

3 days ago · A recent analysis of the Sapphire Canyon mudstone core, drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024, adds new and convincing evidence to the ongoing search for …

Jan 2, 2026 · NASA’s Mars rover has uncovered something buried deep in an ancient riverbed, something scientists say is unlike anything seen before on the Red Planet.

To date, no conclusive evidence of past or present life has been found on Mars.

Dec 27, 2025 · Mars once had sprawling river systems that rivaled major watersheds on Earth, and scientists have now identified the biggest ones for the first time. Researchers mapped 16 …

Sep 12, 2025 · “So, this very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars, which is incredibly exciting.” Still, the findings are not a confirmation of life.

Sep 10, 2025 · Life, especially the microbes too small to see, has left an indelible mark on rocks on Earth, creating minerals that would otherwise not be there. If some of those minerals turn …

Sep 10, 2025 · In a new study, researchers who used data from the Mars Perseverance rover say they've found the best evidence to support that there could have been life on ancient Mars.

Sep 11, 2025 · As a new paper in Nature reports, a sample Perseverance drilled from the rock may contain potential biosignatures of long ago microbial life. “This finding by Perseverance …

Sep 10, 2025 · This finding suggests that Mars could have been habitable for a longer period or later in the planet’s history than previously thought, and that older rocks also might hold signs …