New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier than believed.

There are no simple solutions on the Martian surface. It is the kind of environment where you would expect molecules to decompose rather than endure—dusty, ...

Organic compounds discovered on the Red Planet cannot be fully explained by non-biological sources, say astrobiologists.

A year ago, NASA announced that its Mars rover Curiosity had discovered long-chain organic compounds. Their quantity suggests ...

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and ...

More than a decade after landing in Gale Crater, NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered something unexpected in the Martian ...

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

Fifty years ago, NASA’s Viking missions to Mars made groundbreaking attempts to detect life on the Red Planet. While the ...

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

When we think about Antarctica, the first thing that comes to mind is the pristine white and light blue hues reflected in all ...

Lonar Lake, India's sole confirmed meteorite-impact crater, formed approximately 52,000 years ago when a meteorite struck basalt rock. This rare geological formation, measuring 1.8 km in diameter, ...

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