"The differences between Mars and Earth are even greater than we thought ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (2025).

Elon Musk aims to colonize Mars despite challenges such as its extreme climate, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water.

The solar system was packed with 50 to 100 protoplanets billions of years ago. Not all of them lived to tell the tale of the ...

The discovery of long-chain organic compounds in a 3.7-billion-year-old rock raises new questions about the Red Planet’s past ...

Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing ...

Experts have found long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive atoms, in samples of Martian rock which date back billions of years.

While Curiosity mission scientists have previously identified small, simple organic molecules on the red planet, the ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

The discovery suggests prebiotic chemistry may have advanced further on Mars than previously observed. The analysis revealed ...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk is fixated on sending manned missions to Mars and he wants the humanity to colonise the red planet in ...

Curiosity rover cracked open a Martian rock, revealing a sight never before seen on Mars - a dazzling display of yellow ...

Outlining plans for living and working on Mars, the space agency is focusing on oxygen, food, water, power, spacesuits, ...