Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals.

Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money.

Mars Once Boasted of 'Stunning Beaches' That Experts Believe are Buried Under the Planet's Surface Mars is the hope of many ...

A new study reconsiders the controversial findings of NASA's Viking Mars lander in 1976, which some argue may have shown ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been ...

Mars was once home to vast lakes and rivers, but did it also host life? A groundbreaking study in an Algerian desert may ...

Results from a new study show that the water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main pigment behind Mars’ reddish dust ...

A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone ...

Scientists have tested a laser-powered mass spectrometer on Earth to detect fossilized microbes in minerals similar to those ...

Mars wasn't always the dusty red desert we know today. Billions of years ago, waves may have crashed against sandy beaches ...

Alien lifeforms living in oceans on other planets could remain hidden from spacecraft, suggests new research. Searching for life in extraterrestrial seas may be more difficult than previously ...

The search for extraterrestrial life extends beyond Mars to include moons like Europa and Enceladus, which might harbor life-sustaining conditions. Discoveries such as extremophiles on Earth, capable ...