A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...

Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for life except for perhaps the most important one — liquid ...

NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

The Mars rover found geological formations in Gale Crater showing how water percolated beneath the surface, and ...

If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial material to create livable spaces would be incredibly challenging and expensive.