The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a ...

Astronomers have identified sulfur as a potentially crucial indicator in narrowing the search for life on other planets.

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets. It's not ...

Mars was once home not only to an ocean but "vacation-style" beaches with sun, sand and softly lapping waves, new findings ...

We often forget how wonderful it is that life exists, and what a special and unique phenomenon it is. As far as we know, ours ...

This isn’t any conspiracy theory or pseudoscience: Using samples collected from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, Hausrath ...

Using data from a Mars rover, a team of scientists have identified hidden layers of rock under the Red Planet's surface that ...

The search for extraterrestrial life extends beyond Mars to include moons like Europa and Enceladus, which might harbor life-sustaining conditions. Discoveries such as extremophiles on Earth, capable ...

Right now, Mars is a reddish desert landscape – attractive but dead, and certainly not home to any little green men.

Mars – dusty, dry, and desert-clad – was once so rich in water it had not just lakes, but oceans, according to a new study.

Mars wasn't always the dusty red desert we know today. Billions of years ago, waves may have crashed against sandy beaches ...

Strange, tilted geological formations spotted on Mars may be ancient beaches on the shore of a huge ocean, data from China's ...