Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a dramatic rise in ozone. Scientists found that the lack of sunlight and moisture ...

Experiments show that biomolecules trapped in pure ice could withstand the harsh radiation of Mars for tens of millions of ...

A NASA study shows bacteria fragments can survive 50 million years in Martian ice. Pure ice, not rock, could hold clues to ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s ...

Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the red ...

China's presumed-dead Zhurong rover spotted telltale patterns of ancient climate change in the Martian dunes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A climate change theory for Earth can be applied to Mars and possibly to other Earth-like planets, report a Brown geoscientist and two colleagues in the Sept. 26 issue of Nature. Orbital forcing of ...

A team of researchers from the CSIC-INTA Astrobiology Centre in Madrid has confirmed that the type of mineralogical composition on the surface of Mars influences the measuring of its temperature. The ...

Curiosity will hunt for signs of Martian climate change, which can help shed light on Earth's own. Scientists have made great strides in predicting what will happen to Earth's climate, but there is a ...

If you suddenly found yourself standing on the surface of Mars, it would feel like you’d been transported into a dusty space western. The arid soil lays a rocky palette of red powder across the ...

The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on ...