A stunning discovery on Mars has revealed the longest organic molecules ever found on the planet—carbon chains that could ...

WELCOME to Mars - where the air is too thin to breathe and the surface temperature is too cold for unsheltered life. Yet the Red Planet has the benefit of a 24-hour day - about 37 minutes longer ...

39 minutes and 35 seconds long – so about 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth. Perseverance touched down on Mars' Jezero Crater – believed to be the home of a lush lakebed and river delta ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

Outlining plans for living and working on Mars, the space agency is focusing on oxygen, food, water, power, spacesuits, communications and shelter. One day on Mars lasts about 37 minutes longer than ...

The billionaire says an unmanned mission by his SpaceX "Starship" vehicle will be followed by human landings as early as 2029 ...

Given that microbes helped make Earth habitable, we could use synthetic biology to engineer microbes to speed up a similar ...

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

By Andrew Paul Published Mar 31, 2025 3:26 PM EDT A unique set of risks and challenges await the first astronauts on Mars. Deadly solar radiation, nighttime temperatures regularly dropping lower ...

These are the largest organic molecules discovered on Mars to date. NASA/Dan Gallagher Despite its freezing temperatures, thin atmosphere, and lack of surface water today, scientists believe that ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...