Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

Planetary geologists reply that these impressions usually result from pareidolia, the tendency for the brain to see familiar shapes in random patterns, a tendency Carl Sagan long ago called an ...

Investigating megabreccia, Perseverance seeks to unravel Mars's deep history, focusing on ancient rocks that may reveal clues ...

It’s hard to fix a flat tire on Mars or the Moon. In fact, it’s almost impossible. So, when NASA sends out a rover or any ...

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars may have potentially been ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully captured visible green auroras on Mars for the second time with its Perseverance rover. This remarkable achievement greatly ...

A biosignature is any characteristic, element, molecule, substance or feature that serves as evidence for past or present life. It must be something that cannot be produced without life. Some examples ...

A new study co-authored by Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ...

Volcanic activity may have given rise to life on Mars, say researchers, investigating how an early greenhouse effect on the ...

Canadian scientists have contributed to exciting new findings from NASA’s Perseverance rover that may point to evidence of ...

Mars’ Jezero Crater holds signs of ancient water and strange mineral reactions, some linked with organic compounds. With ...