This is because these objects formed “billions of years ago when liquid water still existed on the Red Planet. Water carried ...

Currently, only robotic landers, rovers and a helicopter have visited the red planet, but the images regularly beamed back to ...

NASA's rover on Mars has made an 'amazing' discovery that has sparked fresh claims about life on the Red Planet.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Curiosity rover has made a striking discovery on Mars, capturing images ...

When liquid water still existed on Mars, it carried dissolved minerals into rock cracks, NASA said. Once the liquid dried, it left the hardened minerals behind. The "unique shapes" left today were ...

The allure of Mars has long captivated humanity, and recent discoveries have heightened this fascination. Notably, a Mars rover has uncovered a structure resembling a building, igniting debates about ...

The camera moves slowly over a surface that seems deserted and silent. There is no visible life, only dusty terrain ...

A recent investigation by researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi suggests that cosmic rays—high-energy particles that travel through ...

The question of life on Mars shifted to the planet’s distant and apparently wetter past, but with no follow-up to Viking, there were no data to add to the story.

Mars shows signs of a warm and wet past, where the planet was once covered with lakes, rivers and oceans. This was during a time, roughly three billion years ago, when life was emerging on Earth.

Of all the missions to the Red Planet, only one carried biology experiments specifically designed to search for life. The twin Viking landers touched down on opposite sides of Mars in 1976 and ...