Earth’s neighbor still has secrets that science is trying to figure out, and one of them is potential signs of life.

In looking back and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Viking missions to Mars, one is struck by the bold and audacious undertaking. Twin spacecraft missions — each consisting of a lander and ...

A strange pattern in the soil of Mars has reopened the discussion that something may still be living on the long-dead planet.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024, the 1,218th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. To the left of the rover near the center of the image is the arrowhead-shaped rock ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. We might be looking for life on Mars in the wrong place, scientists ...

A half-century after the Viking landers touched down on the Red Planet, the debate over whether they found signs of life ...

This image provided by NASA shows leopard spots on a reddish rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” in Mars’ Jezero Crater discovered by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024. (NASA via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Searching for life on Mars has been an explicit goal of the astrobiological community for decades. However, they have not really had the resources to effectively do so, and they might be running out ...

Billions of years ago, environmental conditions on Mars were significantly more hospitable than they are today. Our neighboring planet was likely warm, humid and surrounded by a dense atmosphere.

China's Tianwen 3 robotic probe is expected to become the world's first Mars sample return mission, setting the search for proof of past life on the Red Planet as its top scientific goal, the ...

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A thin atmosphere and other factors have left Mars' soil in rough shape, but the quest continues for signs of life, even if it's extinct. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS What if we aren’t alone in the universe?