New data suggests that similar layers across Mars could have trapped up to 36 millibars of carbon dioxide, potentially reshaping the planet’s ... hinting at life-friendly environments.

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Rather than leave people with a mystery, NASA speculated that the giant hole appears to lead to a mysterious 'lower level' that may support life ... could successfully land on the Red Planet.

NASA’s astrobiology ambitions are at risk of collapsing under the White House’s proposed budget. But your voice can make a ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien life these days might have their eyes on the exoplanet K2-18b, one team of ...

A new study has ... Researchers discovered that carbon-rich minerals found in Gale Crater indicate extreme evaporation and suggest the planet's climate could support only transient liquid wa ...

A distant ocean-covered world, teeming with life. That's the most likely explanation for a new ... that could support life just 39 light years away. Seven Earth-like planets were discovered ...

It’s 9 a.m. on Monday morning, and I’m on the sixth floor of Sterling Hall at UW–Madison. Here, in the newly formed Wisconsin ...

British researchers have found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond Earth with the discovery of an ocean-covered planet far ... and temperatures that could support life.