The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now, the dream is ...

Discover the concept of terraforming through science fiction and scientific origins, focusing on the potential habitability of Mars.

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...

If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet's icy surface.

NASA’s report of potential signs of ancient life on Mars has reignited a long-running scientific debate about how common life ...

Researchers have uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars, suggesting the red planet ...

"We have found a habitable environment," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Curiosity mission. "The water that was here was so benign and supportive of life that if a ...

Seán Jordan receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 1101114969) and from Research ...

Buried underground near the surface, frozen regions of Mars could have tiny hidden channels full of liquid water, which could be a habitable environment for microscopic organisms ...

A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a slender crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the dawn sky ...

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, ...