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Evidence indicates that Mars may have hosted life billions of years ago. Mars is now cold, dry, and without its protective magnetic field. Scientists study the planet as a scene that helps them find ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this image from NASA's ...

New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past. New Curtin ...

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NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered its strongest evidence yet that Mars may once have supported life, and in rocks younger than scientists expected. A paper published Wednesday in Nature details ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment and ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly alkaline ones. Perseverance’s discoveries guide future sampling and strengthen ...

London: Planetary scientists have claimed "large regions" of Mars are habitable for terrestrial life. An international team, led by the Australian National University, compared models of temperature ...

Mars may have hosted life billions of years ago, a possibility that has long intrigued scientists. Now, new evidence suggests the planet was habitable for even longer than previously thought, due to ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and potential habitability. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...