<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Life-on-mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/life-on-mars Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:11:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 'Incredibly exciting': NASA claims it's found the 'clearest sign' yet of past life on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/incredibly-exciting-nasa-claims-its-found-the-clearest-sign-yet-of-past-life-on-mars RTavauoiCF6tRmETwsV8ff Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:11:00 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ If aliens existed on Mars 3.7 billion years ago, they would have needed umbrellas ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/if-aliens-existed-on-mars-3-7-billion-years-ago-they-would-have-needed-umbrellas NchtJDNnXGAcDgEAgBfEaK Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Could signs of Mars life be hidden in its thick layers of clay? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/could-signs-of-mars-life-be-hidden-in-its-thick-layers-of-clay 3SecVrnxugezw3SAT5b7d7 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Long, dark 'streaks' spotted on Mars aren't what scientists thought ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/long-dark-streaks-spotted-on-mars-arent-what-scientists-thought 4mzhcynKKTxvyd9q8S26wi Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:16:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:07:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/perseverance-rover-rolls-onto-crocodile-plateau-on-mars-to-hunt-for-super-old-rocks ysL8wauEALP9gJKG2mLMPL Sat, 24 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/scientists-find-hint-of-hidden-liquid-water-ocean-deep-below-mars-surface p23kMJ6Q5CB9uzY2m9zrgm Mon, 12 May 2025 17:49:55 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 15:12:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life on Mars could survive — so long as you're one of these strange, hybrid lifeforms ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/life-on-mars-could-survive-so-long-as-youre-one-of-these-strange-hybrid-lifeforms 7QGuZptmb9jQG7PBKjkgxN Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:37:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Perseverance rover spots peculiar 'spider egg' rock on Mars — and scientists have no idea how it got there ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-rover-spots-hundreds-of-spider-eggs-on-mars-and-scientists-have-no-idea-how-they-got-there MbfHg64Mcm34tmVBgVE2Sh Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:54:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ If life can exist in your stomach, it can exist on Mars. Here's what it might look like. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/if-life-can-exist-in-your-stomach-it-can-exist-on-mars-heres-what-it-might-look-like 7tEoFGfwGChnsHCxDxYHjg Sun, 02 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mars' red color explained by surprising new research ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/scientists-made-fake-martian-dust-and-found-a-big-surprise-about-what-makes-mars-red mfsCK2YJCTWLyxtzQDBYDU Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:00:08 +0000 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:07:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA rover discovers liquid water 'ripples' carved into Mars rock — and it could rewrite the Red Planet's history ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-rover-discovers-liquid-water-ripples-carved-into-mars-rock-and-it-could-rewrite-the-red-planets-history 6fANzRNkM3J3TzXWuy6z6E Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ China aims to be 1st to bring samples back from Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/china-aims-to-be-1st-to-bring-samples-back-from-mars MrChhA8uAXJDWrpPJ7A4HE Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:49:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Did alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/did-alien-life-exist-in-hot-water-on-mars-billions-of-years-ago YsbXhernbck6GutA5buCh8 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:40:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists spot ancient 'smiley face' on Mars — and it could contain signs of life ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/smiley-face-on-mars 6JioCt6kxA2JmpvxQ5qEp6 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:11:08 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could contain life ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/enormous-hidden-ocean-discovered-under-mars-could-contain-life RzRa2iM7ntwbfB4QAFrBN8 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hidden 'biosphere' of extreme microbes discovered 13 feet below Atacama Desert is deepest found there to date ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/microbiology/hidden-biosphere-of-extreme-microbes-discovered-13-feet-below-atacama-desert-is-deepest-found-there-to-date n2k6yvCxAzG9CKbTDSUQmh Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:58:17 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA's Perseverance rover may already have found signs of life on Mars, discovery of ancient lake sediments reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasas-perseverance-rover-may-already-have-found-signs-of-life-on-mars-discovery-of-ancient-lake-sediments-reveals n6EZghMs8DMCzjRznXShTm Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:29:15 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lost world of lagoons filled with mounds of microbes discovered in Atacama desert ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/microbiology/lost-world-of-lagoons-filled-with-mounds-of-microbes-discovered-in-atacama-desert 9mj4RBXN6y4vyiwmkuTruY Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:44:29 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists created AI that could detect alien life — and they're not entirely sure how it works ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/scientists-created-ai-that-could-detect-alien-life-and-theyre-not-entirely-sure-how-it-works w6BCwFumKsKNgFRBcEhgQ3 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:28:24 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Building blocks of life' discovered on Mars in 10 different rock samples ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/building-blocks-of-life-discovered-on-mars-in-10-different-rock-samples 2GgBxtxUReeN7Xni66HeUN Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:15:44 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mars meteorite that crashed to Earth contains 'huge diversity' of organic compounds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tissint-meteorite-organic-compounds 3WCTsJKTXYNmm7QmUoaW46 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:33:46 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bacteria could survive underground on Mars for hundreds of millions of years, new study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mars-microorganisms XNipoeAhTFWuMHgDwa85hR Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:28:09 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ First Martian life likely broke the planet with climate change, made themselves extinct ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mars-microbes-made-themselves-extinct-climate-change vMt8bkkwfgAKc58wNpTteY Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:26:59 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mars was doomed to desiccation ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mars-too-small-ocean-rivers-lakes zJnZ7HehuPZVC3Yq46NnbS Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:25:27 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buried 'lakes' on Mars may just be frozen clay ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mars-buried-polar-lakes-frozen-clay.html MD7VQLkGLnpsSipYkDE37W Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:37:45 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Curiosity rover discovers that evidence of past life on Mars may have been erased ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mars-life-evidence-erased.html 7jeDUjVGJcEJ9RsyNWdmJF Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:06:42 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Alien burp' may have been detected by NASA's Curiosity rover ]]> https://www.livescience.com/curiosity-finds-alien-methane-source.html QEAijzMYaBmKKHfWGKoDYa Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:12:19 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA rover Perseverance survives death-defying plunge, lands safely on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/perseverance-landing-success.html b7KVTZwSfNXxtzSdzzXrEJ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:59:13 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mars: Mounting evidence for subglacial lakes, but could they really host life? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mars-evidence-for-subglacial-lakes.html u6REG8AideCAEyhUcwpQfH Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:55:50 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA's next Mars rover will land in less than 100 days ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mars-rover-perseverance-100-days-landing.html V7RPX5GAS4ZRMRq3R95wY4 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:17:59 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover evidence of ancient, nitrogen-rich Martian groundwater hiding in Antarctica ]]> https://www.livescience.com/hidden-organic-nitrogen-water-evidence-life-mars.html t4fqzkvvqV3p6bQZgB6iwN Tue, 05 May 2020 12:25:45 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 Reasons Astrobiologists Are Holding Out Hope for Life on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/reasons-to-believe-life-on-mars.html M52m4APSXFTcWmnJZjm95X Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:00:45 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mars Rover Detects Primordial Signs of Life Under the Red Planet's Surface ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65782-mars-methane-life.html dnrHFqbVNsRwBiT2Ee5pQX Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:46:56 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mars Was Once Covered in Wide, Raging Rivers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65088-mars-raging-rivers.html TC74uFFH2VRc7cVBbrj5q7 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:05:03 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA Discovered Evidence of Life on Mars 40 Years Ago, Then Set It On Fire ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63048-proof-of-mars-life-accidentally-burned.html CeaVTSsPK5NV5iTcn7KRMm Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:16:04 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ There May Be Life on Mars, But This NASA Report Doesn't Prove It ]]> https://www.livescience.com/62761-life-on-mars-organic-methane.html NxemxpJk5uU67efEqpvHU5 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:00:56 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ No, Those Aren’t Animal Tracks on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/61941-mars-rock-features-not-animal-tracks.html 4bW85muBYEG5bLVSawXRGk Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:39:34 +0000 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:07:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Curiosity Rover Spots Weird Tube-Like Structures on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/61357-mars-weird-tube-structures.html TvhA6hpz8aT437p54QJcQn Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:54:32 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why This Explosive, Mars-Like Volcanic Island Fascinates NASA ]]> https://www.livescience.com/61172-island-pacific-volcano-mars.html pWJLFA6VEduzpJQePy6vh6 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:34:01 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Want to Protect Earth from Aliens? NASA Is Hiring ]]> https://www.livescience.com/60023-nasa-hiring-planetary-protection-officer.html poLPDrAgVPhazmQGMFm5JR Wed, 02 Aug 2017 21:59:09 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:59:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ No, Congressman, There's No Evidence of an Ancient Mars Civilization ]]> https://www.livescience.com/59848-mars-civilization-evidence-congress-nasa.html z59fn4KUJ84Jsfg4c8UDDf Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:52:42 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Search for Life on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/57253-how-to-search-for-life-on-mars.html hwWnELGR9rVu3C5xsS7BHa Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:13:36 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge Underground Ice Deposit on Mars Is Bigger Than New Mexico ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56988-mars-ice-more-water-than-lake-superior.html LanfmQ9jiDWXhh8mYZN2GZ Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:36:20 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Europe Lost Contact with Mars Lander 1 Minute Before Touchdown ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56565-mars-lander-lost-contact-exomars-2016.html 7YmiptLLksMJzakNgpxDbb Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:32:53 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ European Mars Lander Separates From Mothership, Takes Aim at Red Planet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56521-european-mars-lander-separates-exomars-mothership.html 89MfctEteVhtxVBUfNpDDJ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:32:02 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marsquakes Could Potentially Support Red Planet Life ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56216-marsquakes-could-support-martian-life.html E8U5SoWfRuviUcuohk2SK4 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:39:07 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge Mars Lakes Formed Much More Recently Than Thought ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56127-mars-lakes-suggest-habitable-longer-than-thought.html wpVCi4n8MLWuQDqbtqaX2e Fri, 16 Sep 2016 18:15:27 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ What Earth's Oldest Fossils Mean for Finding Life on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/55952-what-oldest-fossils-mean-for-mars-life.html MViPX82mkJKCJ5XMmfD98g Wed, 31 Aug 2016 20:54:24 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3.7-Billion-Year-Old Rock May Hold Earth's Oldest Fossils ]]> https://www.livescience.com/55950-worlds-oldest-fossils-found-in-greenland.html 6Equ3HpodMhwDw7UqfHVH6 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:38:02 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mars Life? 20 Years Later, Debate Over Meteorite Continues ]]> https://www.livescience.com/55727-allen-hills-mars-meteorite-alien-life-20-years.html AeZnQSGUURscpP5EFJwP Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:00:49 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:37 +0000