European researchers have demonstrated that a species of lichen can survive the extreme conditions of the Red Planet.

Groundbreaking study finds Mars may once have had rain and snow - Research provides new insights into evolution of Red Planet ...

Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to ...

Wave-like landforms on Mars offer insights about the planet's icy past, its potential habitability, and the physics of flowing granular ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered a haunting rock formation on Mars that looks unsettlingly ... flows or a powerful impact. Its pitted surface and dark coloration immediately set it apart ...

Researchers have long believed that, billions of years ago, Mars had a thick, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere with liquid water on its surface ... images and videos in real colour.

Most scientists today agree that at least some water existed on the surface ... and Mars Odyssey spacecrafts. The simulations that included precipitation lined up more closely with the real ...

Mars’ rocks sparked visions of multi-layered cakes, but the real treat was Curiosity’s successful deployment of APXS on a ...

The presence of ferrihydrite suggests something profound — in the past, Mars was more dynamic, with groundwater, surface water, and hydrothermal activity than it is today. These environments would ...

Until recently, Mars was thought to be too hostile ... similar to what a real organism would face on the Martian surface. The next step will be to extend the tests over longer periods and ...

There is evidence that at least some water existed on the surface of Mars around 4bn years ago ... with rainfall lined up more closely with the real Red Planet. They cautioned, however, that ...