A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...

Mars-like shock and chemical stress reveal ribonucleoprotein condensates as a key survival mechanism in yeast. Life on Mars, ...

A quick start to life on Earth could mean that life could also emerge quickly on other worlds—either Earth-like planets circling other stars, or perhaps even other planets or moons in our own solar ...

Scientists propose using ice as a building material for Mars habitats, offering protection from radiation while allowing ...

“Mars lived, rock shows Meteorite holds evidence of life on another world,” said the New York Times. “Fossil from the red planet may prove that we are not alone,” declared The Independent of London.

Mars is no longer just a story about a single lost ocean or one fleeting window for biology. Taken together, recent rover results and orbital studies now point to a planet that may have been welcoming ...

Life on Mars sounds like something from a "Doctor Who" episode. But a study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology challenges the science fiction notion of that idea. The research ...

Over four years since it landed on Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover might have made serious headway in its mission to find signs of ancient microbial life on the planet. Last July, the autonomous ...

Billions of years ago, Mars’ Jezero Crater held a lake fed by rivers that could have carried minerals and maybe even organic matter. On Earth, places like that are teeming with microbial life. NOVA is ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...