The condition of Mars’ polar ice could offer new clues about the Red Planet’s past and whether it was ever suitable for life.

A pair of stubborn molecules, prized because they can survive deep time, just passed an important Mars test by failing a very different one on Earth. The molecules are pristane and phytane, ...

We're getting closer and closer to definitely answering the question: Did life ever exist on Mars? April has been a pivotal month for the search for ancient life on the now-barren red planet, where ...

Underground caves beneath South Australia's Nullarbor Plain could have the answer to finding life on Mars, according to new ...

A half-century after the Viking landers touched down on the Red Planet, the debate over whether they found signs of life continues. The tension was palpable at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has identified seven new organic compounds on the planet Mars, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The researchers believe this organic matter may have ...

A thin atmosphere and other factors have left Mars' soil in rough shape, but the quest continues for signs of life, even if it's extinct. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS What if we aren’t alone in the universe?

Scientists make discovery analysing rock pulverised for study by Curiosity rover. Largest organic compounds found on the Red ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA may already have evidence that ancient life once existed on Mars, ...

On July 20, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to safely touch down on Mars. Shortly after, it beamed back our first close-up image of the surface—a drab view of pebbles strewn ...

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It was America’s bicentennial, July 4, 1976, and NASA was hoping not to see fireworks. After a 10-month traverse through space, the Viking 1 lander was ready to become the first spacecraft to operate ...