"Seeing ancient lake basins on Mars without clear evidence of thick, long-lasting ice made me question whether those lakes ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new study has revealed that lichens can withstand the intense ionizing radiation that hits Mars ...

Primitive plants could survive and the sunlight that hits them, while weaker than on Earth, is enough for photosynthesis.

If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One possible answer: great, glassy domes of ice. Mars is rich in ...

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

Futurist Michio Kaku sees humans doing ballet on Mars and projecting their brains into the cosmos. And aliens? Oh, they're coming.

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 ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded sounds from Mars dust devils and revealed tiny electric sparks shaping the planet’s ...

The point is that we can easily deal with that much of radiation. You are applying a wrong logic, worrying only about "how much higher than Earth surface that is" and then coming to "oh noes its 200 ...

Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is an indispensable ingredient in making bread, beer, and biotechnology products. But this humble organism also holds clues to something more cosmic – how life ...

Recently, NASA revealed exciting details of new findings from Mars. Scientists have discovered tiny patterns of unusual minerals in the clay-rich rocks on the edge of Jezero Crater—an ancient lake ...