The Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater for years, but it's never found an otherworldly object quite like ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

Primitive plants could survive and the sunlight that hits them, while weaker than on Earth, is enough for photosynthesis. However, Mars’ weaker gravity might struggle to hold its new atmosphere. Zach ...

Mars was once home not only to an ocean but "vacation-style" beaches with sun, sand and softly lapping waves, new findings suggest. Researchers now believe that the planet was covered in a huge ocean ...

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...