Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the ...

In an experiment simulating harsh Martian conditions, including X-ray radiation, scientists discovered that certain lichens ...

Learn how scientists have made groundbreaking discoveries about water on Mars, indicating the potential for much more recent ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...

Nearly half of Mars dust consists of silica, which on Earth is known to cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease that ...

Researchers believe that Mars might be home to ice deposits outside of its poles that surpass the volume contained in the ...

A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that ...

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, tells lawmakers the space agency can return astronauts to the moon ...