"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered ...

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity ...

Finding life on Mars might be closer than we thought. NASA’s Curiosity rover has yielded promising data from the Red Planet, ...

A new NASA-supported research study has discovered that some fungal spores can survive exposure to the extreme environment of ...

As SpaceX prepares to go public, Mr. Musk has proposed moonshots that differ from the company’s original aim of reaching Mars ...

Some Earth-based microbes may be tougher than expected, raising new questions about survival beyond our planet.

The findings reveal that the Martian surface can preserve the kinds of molecules that could serve as signs of ancient life.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, NASA's ...

Mars may have once had an ocean so vast that it covered one-third of the planet before evaporating billions of years ago and ...

The idea of a Mars colony is no longer just imagination—it’s turning into a structured plan. SpaceX and NASA are working on technologies that could support long-term human survival on the red planet.

Organic compounds found in a Martian crater contain building blocks of life, according to a new study.