Humanity’s plans to eventually colonise Mars have been given a major boost after scientists made a huge discovery. Both NASA ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a ...

A new study looked into how biomolecules trapped in pure ice were capable of withstanding the harsh radiation of Mars for ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has once again delivered a striking glimpse into the Martian environment, capturing a delicate ...

Researchers simulated Martian permafrost and ice cap conditions in a laboratory, exposing *Escherichia coli* samples in pure water ice and water-sediment mixtures to cosmic radiation equivalent to 50 ...

Peggy Hollinger The planet Mars as imagined and read by science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson. Kim Stanley Robinson ...

The Mullard Space Science Laboratory, sited in a Victorian mansion in 30 acres (12 hectares) in the Surrey Hills, was founded ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has been something of a mystery ever since it graced our solar system. From all outward ...

A European Mars probe witnessed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' Red Planet flyby on Oct. 3, snapping imagery of the interloper from just 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away.

A recent study suggests that chemical traces of ancient microbial life may still be preserved beneath Mars' icy surface.

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...