An almost unkillable fungal strain isolated from NASA’s ultrasterile clean rooms hints at “critical gaps” in interplanetary ...

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NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered an astonishing discovery on Mars, vast, spiderweb-like formations that suggest the Red ...

Scientists edge closer to answering Mars’ biggest question: Did life ever exist on the red planet? Here's the latest from two ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system. Better known as Deinococcus radiodurans, this microbe is arguably the ...

Curiosity has detected a surprising variety of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds tied to the chemistry of life.

The Curiosity rover captured this selfie at the clay-rich site where the new study was conducted. The Curiosity rover captured this selfie at the clay-rich site where ...

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And it looks like the toxicity can be washed out, meaning it may be possible to cleanse Mars dirt for crop-growing duty. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Planetary exploration may be about to get a major speed boost. Researchers tested a semi-autonomous robot that can move from rock to rock, analyzing each without waiting for human instructions. The ...