Just north of the Martian equator lies a 45 km (28 mi) wide impact crater that scientists believe may have been the site of an ancient lake. Here at Jezero Crater, scientists theorize that its frozen ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

The planet Mars is the most thoroughly surveyed celestial body aside from Earth itself. Generations of space probes and rovers like Curiosity have collected images and material samples of the red ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed extraordinary spiderweb-like formations on Mars that scientists believe could hold the key to ancient life on Mars ...

Astrobiologists warn that NASA's current instruments may miss subtle signs of alien life, risking 'false negatives' in the ...