The curious minds at What If imagine finally discovering alien life on Mars, exploring the scientific, cultural, and ...

A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can ...

A scientist argued that a Viking lander experiment in 1976 detected microbial life on Mars and urged NASA to repeat the tests ...

The NASA Juno mission has given deeper insights into the possible alien life on Jupiter's moon, Europa, and how it could lie ...

Organic compounds found in Mars rocks are too abundant to rule out the possibility of Martian life in the red planet’s history, NASA scientists say. In March of 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully completed its first Mars drives planned entirely by artificial intelligence, ...

Elon Musk’s AI company has lost half its founders – and now he wants to send it to space - SpaceX founder hopes to build a ...

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit.

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien ...