Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

Can life transport between planets from impacts? This is what a recent study published in PNAS Nexus hopes to address as a ...

A famously resilient bacterium may be tough enough to survive one of the most violent events imaginable on Mars. In ...

The idea that life can spread from world to world dates as far back as ancient Greece and the philosopher Anaxagoras.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Viking landers were the first spacecraft to successfully touch down on the surface of Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP Finding ...

The radio 'howl' of a lightning-like discharge has been detected at Mars for the first time. While orbiting the red planet, ...

The way this document is written suggests that when NASA scores bidders for the Mars Telecommunications Network, the addition ...