Mysterious “leopard spots” on a Martian rock could be evidence of extraterrestrial life—or of mere lifeless chemistry.
With their jagged grooves and round dimples, these grainy grey images could be mistaken for the surface of the moon. But they actually show a much more distant member of our solar system – Mars.
One of NASA's Mars rovers has discovered a strange rock filled with yellow sulfur crystals. The Curiosity rover made the exciting find after accidentally running over a rock on May 30, which ...
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NASA's Curiosity rover has made a 'mind-blowing' discovery on Mars that scientists said 'should not be there.' The one-ton rover uncovered yellowish-green crystals of pure sulfur during its ...
Missions to explore other worlds, like Mars or Saturn’s moon Titan, could disrupt or destroy extraterrestrial life in the ...
NASA scientists believe they could detect signs of life less than an inch below the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Evidence continues to mount ...
NASA’s most ambitious mission is a rare area where Washington, despite its ever-growing partisanship, still finds common ground in a vision for the future: Mars. Mars is an expensive, dangerous ...
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Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on how life is on Earth? Couldn’t there be totally different kinds of life on other planets? – Henry, age 13, Somerville ...