Latest about Life on Mars
Mars meteorite that crashed to Earth contains 'huge diversity' of organic compounds
A new study into the Tissint meteorite, which crash-landed in Morocco in 2011, revealed a wide array of organic compounds hidden in the rare space rock.
Bacteria could survive underground on Mars for hundreds of millions of years, new study finds
New research suggests that signs of ancient Martian life could be out there – or rather, hidden just beneath the Martian surface, safe from harmful radiation.
First Martian life likely broke the planet with climate change, made themselves extinct
The finding comes from a modeling study that assumes ancient Martian life was similar to that on Earth during the same time period.
Mars was doomed to desiccation
Mars was doomed to desiccation by its small size, a new study suggests.
Buried 'lakes' on Mars may just be frozen clay
Bright reflections that radar detected beneath the south pole of Mars may not be underground lakes as previously thought but deposits of clay instead, a new study finds.
Curiosity rover discovers that evidence of past life on Mars may have been erased
The findings from the Curiosity rover could help the Perseverance rover decide which samples to collect for later analysis.
'Alien burp' may have been detected by NASA's Curiosity rover
Methane tends to only be made by biological life, so scientists are wondering if the source is from alien microbes.
NASA rover Perseverance survives death-defying plunge, lands safely on Mars
NASA's rhinoceros-size Perseverance rover pulled off the most precise landing in Martian history Thursday (Feb. 18), touching down successfully in Jezero crater.
