The "spiders" are actually features in the Martian crust called "araneiform terrain," and scientists now understand how they might have formed.

A nearly indestructible moss that can survive bursts of gamma rays and liquid nitrogen may be one of the keys to Mars ...

a new study from scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences reports that even some “extremotolerant” desert moss could possibly survive the immensely inhospitable conditions found on Mars.

Newly released images of Mars reveal a "smiley" salt deposit on the Red Planet's surface. A related study suggests that ...

"Primordial black holes do not live in the solar system. Rather, they're streaming through the universe, doing their own thing," said researcher Sarah Geller.

leading some scientists to believe they could be used to terraform planets like Mars, laying the foundations for other plants and animals to live on. As a candidate for moss suitable for ...

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Wouldn’t you be happy too? The European Space Agency has found a “smiley” face on the surface of Mars — and the joy-sparking pattern could be a sign of life on the bright red dot.

In fact, researchers over the years have recovered hundreds of rocks that got their start on Mars. Now ... revising Martian chronology in ways that may affect timing, duration, and details ...

These hardy organisms are of interest because they may serve as a template for how life could survive on Mars. "All the stresses ... So, as well as super-aridity that means even higher levels ...

“With crewed long-term missions to Mars, we need to know how human-associated microorganisms would survive on the Red Planet, as some may pose a health risk to astronauts,” said joint author Katharina ...

Mars was once a watery world, with lakes, rivers and a shallow ocean similar to those on Earth. But somewhere between 2 billion and 3 billion years ago, the water dried up after severe climate change.