Just north of Mars’ equator lies a 45 km (28 mi) wide impact crater known as Jezero Crater. Scientists believe this location ...

Underground caves beneath South Australia's Nullarbor Plain could have the answer to finding life on Mars, according to new research.

Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth’s nearest neighbour once harbour life? It is a question that has preoccupied scientists for centuries and fired up sci-fi imaginings. Now ...

Daily Mail's Wiliam Hunter travelled to the Tabernas Desert to see how ESA and Airbus are getting ready for what could be the ...

Could Martian mudstones be holding evidence of ancient microbes? New findings strengthen the case that the Red Planet once held life. New data from NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed complex ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dust devil is visible in the distance to the left of the Perseverance rover. Look to the fold in the landscape for a puff of ...

Uncrewed vehicles like the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers (as well as orbiters) have for years captured stunning photos of ...

While finding life on Mars still eludes scientists, there is new research pointing to a good place to search for ancient life. The last lake that existed on the red planet has been found by a team of ...

A thin atmosphere and other factors have left Mars' soil in rough shape, but the quest continues for signs of life, even if it's extinct. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS What if we aren’t alone in the universe?

How life started on our own planet may not seem as interesting as finding evidence of life on Mars or the icy moons Europa or Enceladus. But the search for the first eukaryotes on Earth remains as ...