Mars has long tempted scientists with hints of chemistry that might once have supported life. Now a NASA-led study argues that the complex organic molecules hidden in ancient Martian rocks are very ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has detected long-chain organic molecules, alkanes, in an ancient Martian lake bed. Scientists argue these findings are difficult to explain through non-biological processes ...

In 2025, scientists reported the discovery of long-chain organic molecules called alkanes in the ancient mudstones of Mars. Now, in a new study, a team led by Alexander Pavlov of NASA's Goddard Space ...

Living on Mars, humans would experience just 38% the gravity of Earth and would be exposed to much more radiation. These two ...

The discovery suggests that parts of Mars may once have supported tropical-like climates, complete with heavy, sustained rainfall.

Advances in technology have reopened the debate over terraforming Mars, shifting it from an impossible dream to a long-term scientific and ethical question.

Nasa's Mars rover has made its "most unexpected" discovery since it landed on the red planet in 2012: rocks made of sulphur. On 30 May, the Curiosity rover "happened to drive over a rock and crack it ...

As one of four panels that will provide input to the steering committee of "A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars;" the Panel on Atmospheric Science and Space Physics will identify the ...

Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a large reservoir of liquid water, according to seismometer data from NASA’s retired InSight lander. The findings, published Aug. 12 in Proceedings of the ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...