The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.

On Earth, that trio — hydrogen, oxidants and shuffling iron — can sustain microbes living far below the surface and far from ...

Similarly, a separate study shows that NASA’s clean room—used for the Phoenix Mars lander mission—also contained 26 novel bacteria species.

Scanning electron microscopy showing the new species of microbes discovered in a NASA clean room used for the Phoenix Mars mission. | Credit: Microbiome (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02082-1 ...

FILE - This image made available by NASA shows the Jezero Crater area on the planet Mars, captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring ...

A deceptive difference having to do with Earth's and Mars's gravity may be the reason why NASA's rovers get stuck in the ...

If these streaks had been caused by flowing water, NASA might have avoided sending rovers or landers to those areas. The concern is that microbes from Earth could contaminate regions that might ...

Similarly, a separate study shows that NASA’s clean room—used for the Phoenix Mars lander mission—also contained 26 novel bacteria species.

Similarly, a separate study shows that NASA’s clean room—used for the Phoenix Mars lander mission—also contained 26 novel bacteria species.