NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered the most extensive evidence yet of complex organic molecules on Mars, detecting ...

Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that ...

There are "vast hidden magma systems" inside of Mars, scientists say – and it could have major implications for the search ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered one of the most intriguing clues yet in humanity's search for life beyond Earth.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered what may be the strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. Inside a ...

The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.

"Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero ...

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the "strongest hints yet" of extraterrestrial life on the exoplanet K2-18b. And when ...