Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific ...

Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

Spiderweb-shaped rock patterns on Mars may rewrite the timeline of when water disappeared from the Red Planet.

While sifting through the extensive data collected by NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft over the last decade, scientists discovered a familiar type of electromagnetic ...

Scientists compare volcanic cones on Earth and Mars to explain how gas-rich magma forms scoria cones. Spacecraft observations and Earth analog sites provide evidence of similar eruptive processes.

Explore how Salar de Pajonales in Chile serves as a vital Mars analogue for studying microbial life and ancient fossils.

Imagine a common item in your kitchen pantry, one that you use almost daily, surviving on the harsh surface of Mars. This might sound like science fiction, but recent research from a leading space ...

A 3D-printed lithium carbon dioxide battery uses MXene and carbon nanotube nanomaterials to deliver high energy and power with stable performance in Martian conditions for off-planet energy storage.

Seán Jordan receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 1101114969) and from Research ...

What was Mars like billions of years ago? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as an international team of scientists investigated intriguing ...